Woso America

started off a soccer blog turned into a pit of miscellaneous garbage. Arsenal FC is the best & worst thing that has ever happened to me.

[firstgrave]

hmmm. customer was asking me if id been to any protests lately. gave the general “how could i when im always at work” response. he keeps going asking about where protests are being held/how he’s having trouble locating them and “it’s been hundreds of years coming so im not suprised”. he buys a lotto ticket and opens his wallet, which surprise surprise also contained a police badge..

[firstgrave]

Seriously. Be suspicious of everyone you talk to. especially if you don’t know them. even if you used to talk to them but fell off for a few years. don’t give out any information that could put others at risk

[fillielitsa]

The names of those killed by racism and police brutality are written along Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. George Floyd was killed on this street in front of Cup Foods after being accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill. The site of his death has been converted into a large shrine.

PHOTOGRAPH BY LESHON LEE

[galpalkirk]

you gonna dive and get it? AHKFHSJD

[jamaicanblackcastoroil]

I read this in his voice lol

[nukachemistry]

democratic mayors be like "yes, black lives matter, but someone broke the window of a dunkin donuts last night so we've given all the police power armor. also curfew started five minutes ago"

[thepowerofblackwomen]

I live for this photoshoot of Issa Rae for GQ Magazine

[epiphanies]

We Cannot Stay Silent About George Floyd -  Patriot Act Digital Exclusive

[cindersart]

boy am i tired

[osabishi-yama]

Protesters in the portland area, there are reports and supporting videos that the police may be ultilizing an LRAD sonic weapon today (6/3/20). Please wear ear protection and anticipate noise of ~160db.

[osabishi-yama]

Hi, update (6/4/20, 2:30 am): Various warning tweets have since gained more traction on twitter and some have tweeted their sightings of the LRAD cannon today.

There have also been tweets that protesters today were handing out ear plugs to eachother en masse, but I haven’t seen any reports of LRAD being used to harm civilians yet, thankfully! But this could change.

As always, please continue to exercise caution at protests and bring hearing protection if you are able. While we must take rumors with a grain of salt we must also remember that police WILL NOT HESITATE to harm you unprovoked if they desire. Stay safe!

[mdwolf]

Earplugs apparently don’t help! If you see LRADS you should be ready to take off. here’s a thread about what LRADs do twitter.com/Sphynxian/status/1268387869690757122

[osabishi-yama]

Thank you so much for adding this info!

[captain-acab]

Please read the links you’re going to fucking share, people.

The article @mdwolf links SPECIFICALLY says EARPLUGS ARE EFFECTIVE.

[the-necessary-unnecessary]

Anita Asante is one of the only Black women’s footballers in England who has spoken openly and to the media about her sexuality as well as the amplified struggles she faces as a black woman within the LGBTQ+ community. Her contributions to the discussions about both lgbtphobia and racism in football and beyond have not been widely talked about, so I thought I would compile a list of quotes and interviews she has done talking about these issues. 

Woso Pride Month 2020 [Day 5/30]

Keep reading

[rookieforlife]

Women's football faced with 'existential threat' from coronavirus pandemic

Fifpro has called on governing bodies and the game’s stakeholders to step up, protect players and “to build a more solid foundation” for women’s football

In football, women have been among the worst hit by the pandemic. Fifpro is particularly concerned how the crisis is exposing the poor and precarious conditions of many women footballers globally.

“The lack of written contracts, the short-term duration of employment contracts, the lack of health insurance and medical coverage, and the absence of basic worker protections and worker’s rights leaves many female players — some of whom were already teetering on the margins — at great risk of losing their livelihoods.”

[vintageeveryday]

Photos of gay activists protesting outside Trump Tower for homeless people living with HIV/AIDS in 1989.

[kvetchlandia]

You know the old saying: The more things change, the more they stay the same.  Here’s some evidence of that.

[twitblr]

Experiencing it hits different

[equal-pay]

Becky Sauerbrunn, IG, 6.1.20

[wosoamerica]

The New Jim Crow is a must read

[a-team11-deactivated20230425]

[paintsspeeling]

[piesandswords]

checking your phone in the middle of a task

[whileyoureinschoolidothisallday]

The DEA Has Just Been Authorized to Conduct Surveillance on Protesters

The Justice Department gave the agency the temporary power “to enforce any federal crime committed as a result of the protests over the death of George Floyd.”

HI THIS JUST DROPPED 

COVER YOUR FACE. MAKE YOURSELF INVISIBLE. DO NOT BRING YOUR PHONE. DO NOT DISCUSS YOUR PLANS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE