Relatively Harmless

[donnajosh]

Unfortunately, it takes a long time for that to be recognized: what buying elections really costs us. It costs us our spirit, our soul. It damages our culture. I want an America where everyone has an equal voice, not just the money interests. It’s not about right and left. It’s about right and wrong. It is not ever gonna change until we are resigned and committed to saying, “Enough. No more corruption in politics.” One heart with courage is a majority. I think we need to be reminded of that, particularly today.

We asked Martin Sheen a question and got out the cameras. His unscripted response shocked us. http://www.Represent.Us

[baetology]

In 1989, George Bush gave a speech about crack. During the speech he pulled out a bag of crack and said “this bag was seized right across the street from the White House in Lafayette park.” Turns out, his speech writers had the idea to pull out a prop during his speech and in order to make it believable they had the DEA plant crack on this random 18 year old black kid. They lured him there. He didn’t even know where the White House or Lafayette park was. When he got there, they arrested them. The plot was discovered by a journalist.

[tunte]

What journalist

[baetology]

Gary Webb

[showersofhappiness]

And then Gary Webb killed himself after he revealed that the CIA let crack infiltrate black communities through drug cartels making deals with the CIA. His wife left him and his career was ruined for exposing the drug war as a war against people of color.

[raavenreyes]

There’s a really well done movie called Kill the Messenger (x) I suggest everyone should watch. It was done in partnership with his family and details the events from beginning to end.

[cracked]

The tiny town of Wunsiedel in Germany had a problem. See, Wunsiedel was the final resting place of Rudolf Hess – one of Hitler’s deputies. And, Nazi graves being hard to come by (most top Nazis were cremated and their ashes scattered), that meant that every year a pilgrimage of neo-Nazis from all over Europe converged on the town to march to the grave of their “martyr.” Even after the town destroyed Hess’ grave and his ashes were spread at sea in 2011, still the marchers came. Obviously, the town needed a new plan.

It’s unclear who exactly suggested sponsoring the neo-Nazis in an “involuntary walkathon,” but whoever it was, we want to kiss that person full on the mouth.

The approaching hatemongers were completely unaware that the townspeople had sponsored them in a charity walk to benefit EXIT Deutschland, an organization dedicated to helping young people who’ve become entangled in neo-Nazi organizations get the help they need to get out. For every meter marched, 10 euros would go to the charity.

And though the skinheads might not have known it prior to their arrival, the townspeople made damn sure they knew it once they got there. With the most powerful anti-fascism weapon we know: festive banners!

The 5 Most Clever Ways People Made Hate Groups Look Stupid

[charlesoberonn]

New original 3D animated movie: Ducks. The secret life of ducks when humans aren’t looking.

Whenever ducks fly south in the winter, they’re actually flying to a big city of ducks where they talk and have jobs and have traffic lights with pictures of ducks in them and every billboard and storefront is a bird pun.

A generic duck guy is a young adult who feels inadequate because his dad is a big broker in the bread stock exchange.

He accidentally reveals the secret life of ducks to a human child, and now he must take her south with him to duck city. On the way they get into hijinks and find out about a big duck conspiracy or something.

[artigust]

I was thinking at first this was an actual movie

[charlesoberonn]

It will be if you just give me 3 years and $150,000,000

[old-manrupee]

How many times would “duck” be confused between the physical action and the animal in question?

[charlesoberonn]

12 times for comedic effect. 1 time used ironically in a sad moment in the end of act II. And 1 time in the last act when the protagonist has to say something badass when he defeats the bad guy.

[erinye]

This winter, ditch the binoculars and rediscover bird-watching with the hot new movie…….DUCK!!!! 

[charlesoberonn]

If this post gets 100,000 notes I’ll start working on the script.

[charlesoberonn]

Well then…

Let’s get to work.

[sleazeburger]

Solidarity for this woman who is stuck inside the prison sentence of playing “Subservient Trophy Wife” to a misogynistic sociopath.  I know that this is far from the top priority re: solidarity, but this 10 second clip is a visual metaphor for a lot of different frameworks surrounding this man’s relentless reliance on abuse as a means-for-power

Everyone around him (his family, his staff, his victims) appears to live in fear of his limitless rancor, and what it would mean to renounce him in any way/shape/form. This man has made his fortune by bullying and intimidating his contractors, clients, and the women in his life. He scams them, steals from them, physically and verbally assaults them, because he knows that he will be able to ruin their lives if they ever tried to take him to court. This is the backbone of his empire.

We see you, we are watching your every move, we are not intimidated by you or your corporate manipulation tactics, and we will fight until you are defeated.

[bitchycode]

[little-vvitch]

this is the 2016 apology post. reblog in 45 seconds and 2016 will apologize to you in the form of money.

[totallyludicrous]

Worth a shot...

[bdsm--life]

Du Juan in “Whisper of Tibet” for Harper’s Bazaar China 2016, photographed by Yin Chao

[beepbeepbeepbeep-deactivated202]

[lookathernow]

[swan2swan]

Look at how much her outfit pops. 

She’s shining in an arc of…drab.

[totallyludicrous]

Can you say 'token’?

[captainevans]

In case anyone hasn’t heard yet, now the GOP has introduced a bill that would pull the United States out of the U.N.

[i-see-sams-town]

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND VERY QUIET

[theneverlandarchitect]

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/193 It’s called H.R.193 - American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2017. It was brought forth by Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama and introduced on January 3rd. Link above. There is no guarantee this will pass, but that it is even being considered is unfathomable, and it would not hurt to start calling your Reps *now*.

[musictherapy611]

J. F. C.

[rikomoriyamaa]

Women’s march - January 21, 2017

[justadram]

[disparition]

The administration’s claims about crowd size at the inauguration are a pure distraction. In the past 24 hours, Trump signed executive orders aimed at the ACA and installing his cabinet, deleted the pages related to LGBT rights, national AIDS policy, and climate change from the white house website, and all foreign ambassadors have been fired. Throwing up obvious lies about numbers and yelling at the press is just an attempt to make people focus on those lies instead of the real things they are currently doing.

[emptymanuscript]

Remember that there are two parts to the classical theory of how to control the masses. Bread AND Circuses.

Trump is an accomplished Ringmaster. He knows just how to run a circus so your eyes are focused right where he wants them.

[abloodymess]

So, what did we learn from this weekend?

We learned that a giant mass protest that shuts down large streets of major cities will be met with cops on their best behavior if the protests are made up of “regular” white people. We are shown that most news organizations reported favorably and used positive rhetoric (for the most part) and nice photos of families protesting together. It was viewed in a very kind light, which is the opposite of what most major (BLM for example) protests get. 

If only there was a way to harness or organize the suburban white lady privilege into other protests. These women act as cop repellent because cops are far less likely to split Sharon from Accounts Payable’s head open or Sandy and her daughter Keighleeanne from Naperville or Susan the wife of a CEO. If more of these ladies showed up I think we could curb some of the violence that people of color face. Operation white shield or some shit like that. This is a way to use your privilege and power to back up what you say you believe in. I am just spitballing here, but man, I have never seen such lax police at such a large protest in my life. 

[14kgoldupgraded]

Operation White Shield is so necessary. Plus, it can so easily be modified to reflect whatever level of whiteness and/or other privilege is in play at any particular protest/gathering/whatever.

[ladymarytime]

i know ill try and be better about supporting black lives matter in person rather than just over the internet like before. 

I will be better and try harder, 

[totallyludicrous]

Let’s make this a real thing!

[yousayperfect-isaystreep]

Helen Mirren, Women’s March NYC 2017

[blackness-by-your-side]

Something I wish more people would understand…

[samjohnssonvt]

What’s her name?

[pig-demon]

Her name is Jane Elliott. She was a former schoolteacher, now she’s anti-racism activist, feminist and LGBT activist. She’s tiny, mean, and boss as fuck.

She’s known for her “blue eyes-brown eyes experiment” where she divides a group of volunteers from the blues and the browns. The minute the people walk in, the blue-eyes know they’re not welcomed. She makes them wait in a separate room, gives them shitty chairs, bad food, and shows them less respect. And (obviously) it causes all sorts of discomfort and rage, but that’s precisely her point. It doesn’t help that most blue-eyed volunteers happen to be white as well. Sometimes they get the message, sometimes they don’t and leave, sometimes crying or screaming. And Jane Elliott says that’s exactly what minorities want to do everyday of their lives, but they simply cannot do.

Did I mention she’s boss as fuck?

[entertainmentweekly]

Celebrities are out in full force today for the Women’s March.