Of all the juice joints in the world

you had to come to mine.

[brownbitchshit]

I currently have 700+ followers. And I will urge all of you to read about what is happening in Bangladesh. What has happened in Bangladesh. I am adding irrelevant tags of the fandoms I follow to garner more attention. I apologize in advance.

The government of Bangladesh killed pressumably 950+ people, innocent people, students, all because they demanded a system that will give them government jobs based on merit rather than quota. To suppress the students Sheikh Hasina and its government imposed 5 days of total internet blackout. While imposing this blackout they killed off anyone of the streets. They killed people from helicopters by shooting and throwing grenades. Many kids died in their own homes as the bullet shot them through their window.

Sheikh Hasina and its police took away all the dead bodies and the death registries from the hospital. The official death toll is 200. But various journalistic and medical staff sources confirm the death toll is over 950 in Dhaka alone.

That monster of a PM didn't acknowledge the death of the students. Instead she is crying over the infrastructure vandalism. I request you,rise up and speak out about this. Educate yourself and let other people know. The internet blackout have suppressed the truth at large. The Bangladeshi people are in deep surveillance and the government have made 2000+ arrests on false charges just because they have shared the Information. There is mass fear mongering. I know most of you people are not Bangladeshis and that's why you need to help us and speak up about it. Join your local protests, share the news in your social media, twitter Instagram. I beg you, don't let my people's murderers get away with it. Don't let my people's death be forgotten.

I am attaching some links for you to understand the horror of it all.

This Facebook page Bringing justice to you has documented all the horrors and the massacres that happened on Bangladeshi people. TW : all kinds of blood, gore, death bodies, every single horrible things imaginable but shows what went down.

Bringing Justice to You

Bringing Justice to You. 224,782 likes · 479,391 talking about this. We speak for our people We fight for Justice

This ig page is also another page that brings you the horror stories.

https://www.instagram.com/thebangladeshivoice?igsh=YXBpdzQyem54cmZj

Al-Jazeera has been a very credible news source while the Bangladesh was under blackout. They have made several segments. I am attaching the latest one.

UN Human Rights have called out Bangladesh for explanation regarding the crackdown

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Amnesty International's report of Bangladesh government using lethal weapon against its people and mass murder

Unlawful use of lethal & less-lethal weapons against protesters in Bangladesh

Amnesty International urges the Government of Bangladesh and its agencies to respect the right to protest and end this violent crackdown.

There are many more contents, proof and videos to show you the horrors that was unfolded in the crackdown. Sheikh Hasina killed her people like insects and violated every single human rights imaginable. Please share these. Support us. Help us. I beg you all.

[mariacallous]

[tzikeh]

30 Things Joe Biden Did as President You Might Have Missed

Drone armies, expanded overtime pay and over-the-counter birth control pills are just some of the new things Biden has ushered in as preside

[dare-to-dm]

The list of things that Biden's team has accomplished is impressive. I went ahead and made a bullet list of the things that affect me/my loved ones personally:

Over the counter birth control now available. This is especially important to people in states like mine where abortion is entirely inaccessible. Opill can be ordered online with no doctor visit and is currently available at $50 for 3 months worth, which is not bad. Could help a lot of people! (they're also trying to make it so your insurance would have to cover this)

Established the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which is one of the first major steps towards gun control we've seen in a long time. Also awarded one billion dollars to support student wellness and school mental health professionals (which is the field I work in)

Helped broker a deal to save the Colorado river. There's something simply existential about a water crisis, and I have a lot of family living in the affected area, so it's nice to get some progress on this.

Invested millions of federal funds into cancer research, with the goal to halve death rates over the next 25 years. I unfortunately know several people who have/have had cancer, and it could happen to anyone, so it's always nice to see progress made in this area.

Made it harder for companies to engage in union busting. This doesn't directly affect me yet as I'm not currently in a union, but I sure hope to be someday!

The infrastructure deal is pouring 1.2 trillion dollars of investment into roads, bridges, airports, waterlines and broadband networks. Hey, I use those things!

Making airlines pay up when flights are delayed or cancelled. I've lived through the tragedy of a cancelled an non refunded flight, and hopefully I'll never have to do it again.

[femme-objet]

a few years ago there was an exposé in the intercept about how, according to the fbi, police departments are so thoroughly infiltrated by white supremacists that it's policy to avoid working with them when possible. just something to think about

[slimegirlknight]

The FBI Has Quietly Investigated White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement

Bureau policies have been crafted to take into account the active presence of domestic extremists in U.S. police departments.

I found the article and... jesus christ.

[weaselle]

yeah, the FBI put out a report that showed active purposeful infiltration of both the military and police by white supremacists. The FBI included a list of steps to take in order to help prevent this including things like updated lists of identifying tattoos and specific screening measures. The military said fuck we thought we were getting them all, thank you, and started implementing all the recommended procedures almost immediately.

The U.S. Police Union wrote the FBI back a letter that basically said “fuck you you can’t tell us who we can and can’t hire” and then the funding for that FBI investigation got suddenly yanked.

Also, holy shit read the article; it is very thorough

[ekjohnston]

When I say "unions are great", I want you to know that I am deliberately excluding the US Police Union, which mostly exists to ensure cops get paid after they abuse their powers or outright commit crimes.

[maxbegone]

if you live in America, regardless of whether or not you are eligible to vote, are you aware of Project 2025?

Yes

No

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Voting ended onJul 12, 2024

information:

John Oliver clip

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via nowthisimpact on Instagram

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All In With Chris Hayes clip via MSNBC

*Please add any additional sources you may have and find useful*

I encourage everyone to not only be aware of Project 2025, but educate yourself on exactly what is — a nearly one thousand page document by Conservatives that describes the creation of an authoritarian state and dismantling of major necessary agencies (EPA, Department of Education, etc), as well as including a plan to remove those who hold high government seats and replace them with loyalists who have little to no experience in that field.

An estimated 41 million Gen Z teens will turn eighteen before this election. Please make sure you are registered to vote by November, and be sure to get to the polls on November 5th.

[eskiworks]

Gen Z please see this and take it in. You need to know, we all need to know.

[modern-politics111]

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but now it may be backfiring

Trump's authoritarian game plan is breaking through to people who haven't heard of it — and it's scaring them

[funnypages]

Keep spreading the word

[crinosg]

"Here is our master plan for how we're going to take away all your rights and fuck up the economy and environment even harder and how we're going to obliterate free speech and turn everyone into slaves and hey wait where is everyone going? Why do they hate us all of a sudden?"

[winterthebeau]

its almost like even republicans have to snap out of it at some point and see whats going on here

[headspace-hotel]

Please, please, please , please, please, PLEASE talk about Project 2025 with people

I have met so many people irl who don't even know what it is

[epilepticsaints]

[nonbinarypolitics]

None of those things have anything to do with each other

[spirulin4]

vice news writers have not been to college

[nonbinarypolitics]

Me either, but I still know how to write an article

[cancersyndrome]

Reading comprehension quiz

1. Why has the author chosen to contrast these two ideas in one sentence? What is the effect this contrast has to the reader?

2. Can we determine the authors opinion on Zuckerberg from the work? What impression of Zukerberg is this work meant to evoke?

[lilymarch]

the woman dies.

[butchpirates]

On Demand Streaming of Free Shakespeare in the Park productions

"This summer, throughout May and June everyone will have free access to stream The Public’s Free Shakespeare in the Park productions of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (2019), MERRY WIVES (2021), RICHARD III (2022), and the premiere of HAMLET (2023), captured live from The Delacorte Theater in Central Park by THIRTEEN for Great Performances on PBS.

Streaming Schedule:

May 3-June 30: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Click here to learn more!)

May 10-June 30: HAMLET (Click here to learn more!)

May 17-June 30: MERRY WIVES (Click here to learn more!)

May 24-June 30: RICHARD III (Click here to learn more!)"

[ID: 1: Danielle Brooks as Beatrice and Grantham Coleman as Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing.

2: Ato Blankson-Wood as Hamlet.

3: Pascale Armand, Julian Rozzell Jr., David Ryan Smith, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Phillip James Brannon in Merry Wives.

4: Danai Gurira as Richard III. /end ID]

[mariacallous]

[amaditalks]

The far right justices in question are Clarence Thomas (75) and Samuel Alito (73). The likelihood that both will be able to remain on the bench until 2029, at the earliest, is small, especially with the growing ethics concerns around Thomas’ financial improprieties and his wife’s association with January 6 that may push his retirement even though he is currently (very) resistant. Thomas and Alito are the oldest members of the Court.

Re-electing Biden substantially increases the chances of the loaded 6-3 court shifting to 5-4, moving control away from the far right bloc, by 2029.

But it also has to be considered that Sonia Sotomayor, even though she is only 68, may not be able to remain on the bench through the next presidential term due to health concerns.

The first Trump presidency and Mitch McConnell’s scheming loaded the court with three right wing ideologues who barely qualify to teach law at Regent University, let alone have lifetime appointments to our highest court.

It is crucial to remember that the impact of a presidency on the courts outlasts any other presidential legacy and can change the entire course of American life for decades.

[gailynovelry]

Obergefell vs Hodges is one of the things that might be on the line in the future. If you don’t want gay marriage to have the same spotty rights as it used to — as happened with abortion without Roe vs Wade — then I recommend voting in your interest, even if it feels like there’s no moral choice on the ballot.

[reemillustrated]

snoopy encourages you to buy a new book!

[heedra]

unsung benefit i think a lot of ppl are sleeping on with using the public library is that i think its a great replacement for the dopamine hit some ppl get from online shopping. it kind of fills that niche of reserving something that you then get to anticipate the arrival of and enjoy when it arrives, but without like, the waste and the money.

[certifiedlibraryposts]

Certified Library Post

[feypact]

public libraries in the usa offering free digital library cards to people not in their areas (as of october 2023):

brooklyn (13-21yo us residents)

seattle (13-26yo us residents)

boston (13-26yo us residents)

los angeles (13-18yo california residents)

san diego (12-26yo us residents, not the whole collection just commonly banned books)

these cards (part of the books unbanned initiative) get you access to each library's complete libby/overdrive collection (unless otherwise mentioned), no hoopla/kanopy/physical copies included.

ebook collections are expensive to maintain (many american libraries have annual fees for non-residents because of this) but because of an uptick in book banning (particularly brutal in mississippi last summer) larger libraries have opened their doors more, which is very kind of them!

i've used my seattle card for the last several months and their libby collection has about three times the books that my local library does, which is wonderful for accessing more niche titles or skipping a waiting list. would love to hear of similar ebook initiatives internationally!

i use library extension (firefox/safari/chrome compatible) to check all my collections (+ the internet archive) at once, works for several different countries highly recommend it.

spotify seems to be offering 15hrs/month of audiobook listening to premium subscribers and while that does seem useful if you're already paying and are after a new release with a long library waitlist, libraries are better for everything else.

[aroacevaljean]

Free Library of Philadelphia (all PA residents)

[emordnilapxpalindrome]

“If anyone needs to go camping in my state…” “If anyone needs to visit their aunt/cousin/friend…”

STOP. STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP.

FOR YOUR SAFETY, S T O P.

DO NOT VOLUNTEER TO HOST RANDOM STRANGERS. DO NOT AGREE TO BE HOSTED BY A RANDOM STRANGER.

DO NOT PUBLICLY POST THAT YOUR HOUSE WILL BE AN ABORTION SAVE HAVEN. OFFICIAL NETWORKS TO DO THIS ALREADY EXIST, NETWORKS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO BACKGROUND CHECK, AND SHIELD THEIR VOLUNTEERS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT

I know how obnoxious this is to say, but please: reblog this. I see these posts a lot, and I know most of you have good intentions. But these unoffical auntie networks are dangerous, both for those trying to help, and those seeking help. Law enforcement sees you. Violent anti-abortion extremists see you.

[Twitter thread]

[rosalarian]

This first thing I thought when I woke up from surgery was I am so hungry and I need ramen right now! but the second thing I thought was Oh my god, I'm safe.

I was safe.

I thought about having kids someday, but the thought was always divorced from the concept of having to grow them in my body. Whenever I thought about it, I would either start screaming or my mind would shut down. My worst nightmares featured discovering I was pregnant, and realizing I would have to keep it, and go through childbirth. I was terrified.

I got the surgery, and realized I was safe, and I never had those nightmares ever again. It was like finding out I was bulletproof.

Later, I looked at the broken condom, and I didn't see my life flash before my eyes. I didn't see my hopes and dreams turn to ash as I pivoted all my energy into a child I didn't want. I didn't see a possibility of starvation or homelessness because my already modest income went to a child I couldn't afford. I didn't see my disabled body becoming further disabled, or killed, by a pregnancy that I didn't want.

Read more between the pages commentary: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68216364 (free post, no paywall)

[royalhandmaidens]

If you could choose one of Padme’s concept art wardrobes to appear in the PT, which would it be?

100000000% would have to be iain mccaig’s concept art of pregnant padmé with a gun the size of her body + rebel!padmé with her baby backpack

[royalhandmaidens]

if GL had written the ending of RotS to have a very pregnant, very angry padmé with a giant gun confronting anakin on mustafar i think we would have had a very different ending tbh

[royalhandmaidens]

anakin: i did it for YOU padmé!!!

padmé, hoisting a giant blaster up to aim at his face: i’ll give you a 5 second head start, dear

[beanhusk]

the message of much ado is still so contemporary !! benedick is faced with a tragic situation caused by his best friends & he really has to question where his loyalties lie. does he stay loyal to his buddies without question or does he risk their friendship & do what's right? it's still a question that i think most men have to ask in their lifetimes.

& benedick is someone who does actually break off that friendship (& also resigns from his job, probably loses some social standing, & endangers his very life) not only because he loves beatrice, but also because he is convinced that she is right. however much he participates in & performs gender norms at the beginning of the play, he's ultimately the only character who abandons ingrained loyalty to his fellow men in order to do the right thing.

i love how, through benedick's character arc, we get to see the risks of standing & acting against a social system but then! we get to see the reward at the end & even in the midst of it all. he couldn't have that lovely "for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me? / for which of my good parts did you first suffer love for me?" moment with beatrice if he hadn't rejected the blind misogyny of his friends first.

he risks so much of his power & comfort as a man & he gets a happy ending! he's a protagonist who the audience loves & roots for! we don't see this character cut off his friends & then face tragedy as a result. we see him become one of the only characters with a truly happy ending. & we're left optimistic about the capacity of men to change. we're left feeling that change is worth it.

[thecollectibles]

Art by Philipp A. Urlich