#be informed

[shannnnnanigans]

[itsmythang]

“Don't Buy Where You Can't Work” was a campaign that encouraged Black consumers to boycott businesses that didn't hire Black people. The campaign took place in the 1930s during the Great Depression. 

Pass it on. Let us follow the words of Dr. King: In his speech at Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery on December 5, 1955, King urged people to keep boycotting until their goals were met.

The Montgomery bus boycott was a 381-day protest that began in December 1955 and ended in December 1956. It was a response to racial segregation on the Montgomery, Alabama bus system. The boycott was a defining moment of the civil rights movement in the United States. 

Segregation in Alabama did not end due to the "goodness" of White people in government...Black people refused to support the buses by walking. They protested with their feet!!! I

I'm sure many of our ancestors would roll over in their graves seeing Black people running around supporting an overt racist (Blacks for trump), Black people not voting at all, and Black people walking around without knowing what's going on in the country and communities they reside in. Elections have consequences. Not voting or voting against your best interest thinking you're cute is appalling.

[palatinewolfsblog]

"The most violent element in society is ignorance." Emma Goldman.

[imjustagirlinthewideworld]

This is not a joke, this is WWIII.

This is not a joke, this is WWIII, and i know one of my generation's coping mechanisms for all the shit we see is to joke or wave it off, but this is crossing a line

WWIII is literally at our doorstep, and if you could read ahead, you could get slightly informed, and be encouraged to inform yourself further on these local news, instead of joking on tiktok

to begin with, why the fuck is this happening? usa under trump's administration, has lacked cohesion and organization, and a long list of miscalculated events have led to them realizing that attacking iran will tilt the oil market in their favour, now i am no economist, so definitely inform yourselves with more than this.

now, what miscalculated event am I referring to? January 3rd or 2nd depending on your timezone, when trump toppled Nicolas' Maduros dictaorship and his regime. before i get into how this was disorganized, let it be known that maduro being out of venezuelan power is a blessing, however, how the usa did it, was nothing but a dismissal of international laws. now to how they got confused, when asked about the change in leadership in venezuelan soil, trump stated "we will run it." trump's admin had to stop for a second and say what? because that was not in the cards, that was not a plan or even discussed. venezuela may be under usa's influence, but not under their direct control, why? because trump said something he didn't know how to follow through with

now, onto the current conflict isreal×usa vs iran: the most headline factor? israel×usa killed Iran's supreme leader. the one that killed thousands of protestors and civilians, oppressed iranian women and young girls, cut off the internet across the country so the global community wouldn't know of it and so much more. yes, him. they killed him.

is it a blessing for Iran? yes. was it incredibly stupid and once more, a dismissal of each country's right to self-govern and sovereignty?, also yes. one could argue there's an exception being made here because of the tyranny in iran.

i could get behind that with proper argumentation. however, the real question right now is

Why is trump so hellbent on liberating other countries, turning a blind eye to the current instability, disaproval and disarisfaction within his own territory?

more importantly;

Why is Trump so hellbent on starting WWIII?

now about western media: fox news is raving about how attacking iran was just trump making sure american citizens were safe (im sorry, all the way over in iran? first of all?)

that it's the same thing they did when they took maduro out of venezuelan power, ensuring that 'millions and thousands of American citizens didn't die over drugs entering' and that democrats are humilliated because Obama didn’t care about homeland safety and neither did Biden

then some stupid reporter asked an iranian representative what gave them the right to strike america and or israel. CAN WE USE OUR BRAINS FOR A FUCKING SECOND? if you shoot someone, expect them to shoot back!!!

now, some outlets quote trump saying iran has no way of defending themselves because they got rid of all their means of defense such as intents to develop higher tech or nuclear weapons

then, Iran took down a couple of usas fighter jets, and usa says it was a friendly act or some crossfire shit. im sorry, but, no. Iran has proven to know how to defend themselves, and usa claiming they can't fight back and won't despite glaring proof they can, is blatantly stupid. denial won't win a world war, not fighting over oil will avoid it.

on another note, 'israel' (supplied, funded, protected and fully backed by the usa) attacked and targeted schools, civilians cites with their weapons and armory, they have killed over 115 GIRLS! STUDENTS! injured more than i can trust myself to properly know, and traumatized three times the number,

and though no violence should be condoned, i think its important to recognize that SO FAR, iran has mostly attacked military bases instead if civilian sites, and, ironically, has made an attempt to defend themselves.

now, knowing what little i can tell you all, please:

learn about all of this properly, from experts and more than just tiktok or blogs like mine that just attempt to encourage you to get informed

spread the word, dont let huge conflicts like these go unnoticed or dismissed, PEOPLE ARE DYING!!!

though coping mechanisms are understandable, THIS IS NOT A JOKE, war sheds blood, war erases history the winners get to rewrite it, war steals childhood, love, education, infraestructure, a home, a family, and countless lives. the fact this may escalate into a world war is not a joke,

[fromkenari]

middleeastmatters Heartbreaking footage of families weeping and grieving has emerged from Kahrizak Forensics Medical Center in Tehran, showing rows of bodies of people killed in the ongoing state crackdown on protesters.

Distressd families can be seen weeping on the ground and even passing out as they try to identify their loved ones.

In one video, numbers under photos of victims appear on a screen, indicating that the number of bodies only at at center may be as high as 250.

Many bodies, still in black body bags, lie across the forensic center’s grounds, with only some identified by their loved ones. Other videos show bodies inside a warehouse and being unloaded from trucks, highlighting the scale of the violence.

Iranian authorities are ramping up their response to the anti-regime protests, which have spread across every province in Iran.

Human rights organizations report that hundreds have been killed in just a few days, and other estimates from across the country put the toll as high as 2,000 people.

The country has been in a total media blackout, making documentation of deaths much more difficult. Iranian authorities have a history of ramping up violence during internet shutdowns.

[jinkiejynx]

(Trishesmusic on TikTok)

TikTok is most likely under metas umbrella now, maybe not publicly but privately. with that being said changes are being made to the platform, For instance videos about American politics that promote leftist ideology in any small amount are being flagged as “possibly incorrect” and the platform encourages people to not share the content, they also only allow you to share to one person at a time. Less people are having their voices heard. The government is trying to convince us we have free speech but we are very much under their censorship.

Content has been removed, taken down, flagged, etc. content that criticizes the government, content that SPECIFICALLY criticizes Trump and his little band of oligarchs. People speaking out about his corruption are being banned on TikTok. I don’t use twitter but I’ve heard the same is happening over there and has been for a while, same with facebook (feel free to fact check me on that and let me know, it’s possible I’m wrong)

Never take anything at face value.

To put it plainly we are progressing to becoming the type of dystopian society we read in books as children. The kind of society that we told ourselves was too outlandish or exaggerated to ever exist.

Dangerous times to be living in folks, remember to do research of your own, don’t take news at face value, Stand up for one another, protect your neighbors, protect yourself 💜

You matter and this time will pass, we will not let our voices be silenced 💜

As long as we have hope they cannot win 💜 that’s like in every book about tyrannical governments in fact I’m pretty sure there’s a quote almost exactly like that from the hunger games.

Have a good day yall I hope it gets better 😔

[tsukikitty]

If anyone's planning on going to a No Kings march, remember to take ear protection, face masks, and goggles (preferably swim goggles). You never know what ICE will do!