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[tomoyopop]

Holy crap I’m back in! :O

[euo]

[criwes]

Daehyun Kim - Faces I Have to Face Before I Sleep

[krxs10]

No Criminal Charges For Deputies Who Killed Natasha McKenna in Jail + Video Released Of Her Being Tortured To Death Naked

Fairfax County’s head prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not pursue charges in the controversial death of a mentally ill woman who died after being restrained and Tasered at the Fairfax County jail in February, calling it a “tragic accident”.

Natasha McKenna, 37, resisted a team of deputies trying to remove her from her cell for a transfer. The deputies placed her in handcuffs, leg restraints and a mask before Tasering her four times. McKenna stopped breathing a short time later and died days later at a hospital.

As Ms. McKenna lay on life support in a hospital before dying, her mother took photos of her battered body — two black eyes, a missing or amputated finger, severe bruises running the length of her left arm.

Two days after the announcement to let the murderer cops go free, Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid released the 45-min video that shows a prolonged struggle between a naked, mentally ill Natasha McKenna and five deputies in biohazard suits. In the video (which contains disturbing content) McKenna fights deputies for more than 17 minutes while they torture and tase her repeatedly while naked. About 38 minutes into the recording, she loses consciousness.

“There is no better way for me to share what actually occurred than to make this video available to view for the community in its entirety,” Kincaid said at the start of the 48-minute video.

At the start of the encounter, a deputy says, “Natasha, we’re here to take you out,” and then McKenny utters her last words:

“You promised me you wouldn’t kill me. I didn’t do anything,” McKenna says.

Neither Morrogh nor McKenna’s family attorney, Harvey Volzer, could be immediately reached for comment.

Source / Source / Source / Video

#StayWoke

[moveontheresnothinghere-deactiv]

I just…I’m so tired of this shit

[xn--6o8h]

what the fuck

[thejackoftradesss-deactivated20]

Wake up people

[tomoyopop]

[willycheesesteak]

Dinner with POPEYES PAPI, yohjihatesfashion, and Nickel Cobalt @ GG’s

Margarita (tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil)

1986 (spicy sopressata, fennel agrodolce, pickled peppers, arugula)

Ebony and Ivory (housemade morcilla, ricotta, mozzarella, garlic, grano padano, oregano, chili flake)

Grandma Slice (pepperoni, tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil and oregano)

[nickelcobalt]

https://youtu.be/wusGIl3v044

[wordsforyoungmen]

[angryhijabi]

This is so sad. Women are already discouraged from pursuing science. Treating us like criminals for experimenting isn’t helping.

[cheesestalker]

[jenesuispasjeandarc-blog]

Will he ever stop??? I hope not….

[d0gbl0g]

:}

[tomoyopop]

Kowtow | Black Figurine Sweater ($170)

[huffpost]

[crappy-deity-deactivated2019091]

‘Hello land dog, I am water dog.’

[moonlyaffairs]

You lost her. And now she lights up the night-time sky for her new lover cause he recognized her as the moon. And you envy him. She could’ve been your moon, but you were too busy chasing the dimly lit stars.

Zienab Hamdan - Admit it, you messed up. (via moonlyaffairs)  (via moonlyaffairs)

[badasspeopleofcolor-blog]

So apparently, this is how white girls do the “geisha dance.”

FTW? More like WTF.

[tomoyopop]

So ignorant. Geisha? Really?

[mitski-miyawakis]

story time.

[cheruub]

i have not seen anything at all about what’s actually happening down here in australia at the moment despite general sly digs at our government (n while thats all cool n appreciated) im gonna take 5 min of yr time to tell yu about whats really happening right now in 2015 in australia 

the UN just released a report saying that the Australian Government has actually breached an international anti-torture convention through the way they are treating australia’s asylum seekers (source),  - tony abbott responded to this by belittling the credibility of the UN  and glorifying the government that is responsible for subjecting up to 800 children to sexual abuse (source)

asylum seekers are now being kept in detention with VIOLENT CRIMINALS (rapists, killers, etc) - this INCLUDES children (source)

the department of immigration has been aware of sexual abuse of children in detention centers for 17 months and have not done a thing - reports show that children as young as 2 have been exposed to this (source, source) 

TO THESE EVENTS, TONY ABBOTT HAS RESPONDED WITH THE STATEMENT OF ‘THINGS HAPPEN’ (source)

families that have been granted asylum have been prevented from leaving detention centers (source)

TONY ABBOTT HAS MADE IT ILLEGAL FOR HEALTH WORKERS TO REPORT CASES OF SEXUAL ABUSE, ETC THAT OCCUR INSIDE DETENTION CENTERS - PUNISHABLE BY SENTENCING (SOURCE)

tony abbott claims to feel ‘no guilt’ about what is happening (source)

get angry. share this with everyone you know. just bc its happening in that land that is so comically far away with weird animals doesnt make it any less real. this is happening, these are people we are talking about. speak up, this is not okay.   

[my-name-is-really-neil-mcneil]

[overpricedvodka]

Trangender vs. Transracial: Caitlyn Jenner & Rachel Dolezal

So many of my notifications on all forms of social media this morning are talking about this woman:

Rachel Dolezal, head of an NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington, has been posing as a Black woman for years and her whitewhitewhite parents put her on Front Street yesterday.  

The first thing I did when I saw the notifications was open up some links to read about what happened and on every single article, this showed up:

Over and over and over again

Those comments are from Buzzfeed, but they’re everywhere, and largely being made by cisgender white people.  The opinion I really want is from a Black trans person, not Becky from North Platte, Nebraska who has no frame of reference for either of those groups.

Until Janet Mock or Laverne Cox gives me something to work with, I want to attempt to explain that while race and gender are both social constructs, they don’t occupy the same space with regard to perception or flexibility.

Keep reading

[lavernecox]

On May 29, 2014, the issue of timemagazine magazine which proclaimed the “Transgender Tipping Point” was revealed with me on the cover. June 1, 2015 a year and 3 days later, Caitlyn Jenner’s vanityfair cover was revealed proclaiming #CallMeCaitlyn I am so moved by all the love and support Caitlyn is receiving. It feels like a new day, indeed, when a trans person can present her authentic self to the world for the first time and be celebrated for it so universally. Many have commented on how gorgeous Caitlyn looks in her photos, how she is “slaying for the Gods.” I must echo these comments in the vernacular, “Yasss Gawd! Werk Caitlyn! Get it!” But this has made me reflect critically on my own desires to ‘work a photo shoot’, to serve up various forms of glamour, power, sexiness, body affirming, racially empowering images of the various sides of my black, trans womanhood. I love working a photo shoot and creating inspiring images for my fans, for the world and above all for myself. But I also hope that it is my talent, my intelligence, my heart and spirit that most captivate, inspire, move and encourage folks to think more critically about the world around them. Yes, Caitlyn looks amazing and is beautiful but what I think is most beautiful about her is her heart and soul, the ways she has allowed the world into her vulnerabilities. The love and devotion she has for her family and that they have for her. Her courage to move past denial into her truth so publicly. These things are beyond beautiful to me. A year ago when my Time magazine cover came out I saw posts from many trans folks saying that I am “drop dead gorgeous” and that that doesn’t represent most trans people. (It was news to be that I am drop dead gorgeous but I’ll certainly take it). But what I think they meant is that in certain lighting, at certain angles I am able to embody certain cisnormative beauty standards. Now, there are many trans folks because of genetics and/or lack of material access who will never be able to embody these standards. More importantly many trans folks don’t want to embody them and we shouldn’t have to to be seen as ourselves and respected as ourselves . It is important to note that these standards are also infomed by race, class and ability among other intersections. I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can. This is why we need diverse media representstions of trans folks to multiply trans narratives in the media and depict our beautiful diversities. I started #TransIsBeautiful as a way to celebrate all those things that make trans folks uniquely trans, those things that don’t necessarily align with cisnormative beauty standards. For me it is necessary everyday to celebrate every aspect of myself especially those things about myself that don’t align with other people’s ideas about what is beautiful. #TransIsBeautiful is about, whether you’re trans or not, celebrating all those things that make us uniquely ourselves. Most trans folks don’t have the privileges Caitlyn and I have now have. It is those trans folks we must continue to lift up, get them access to healthcare, jobs, housing, safe streets, safe schools and homes for our young people. We must lift up the stories of those most at risk, statistically trans people of color who are poor and working class. I have hoped over the past few years that the incredible love I have received from the public can translate to the lives of all trans folks. Trans folks of all races, gender expressions, ability, sexual orientations, classes, immigration status, employment status, transition status, genital status etc.. I hope, as I know Caitlyn does, that the love she is receiving can translate into changing hearts and minds about who all trans people are as well as shifting public policies to fully support the lives and well being of all of us. The struggle continues…