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Talk to You

All I want to do is talk to you.

I try to think of other things although wanting to hear your voice again is all I ever manage.  I might be ok for a while, but it is all an act.  My mind always gets drawn back to you.

A void exists that none presently can fill.  And I know that things have changed so we cannot be together right now.  But I gave everything to you that I had, and now it is gone.

I am still whole.  I am still living, and I know I will survive.  It was just so much better with you.

I just want to talk with you.

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On the Inside

I am dying from the inside out. 

The pain starts as a tiny pebble within, and then the waves hit.

They crash around me, their cold waters like sadness rushing in.  It overtakes me and the water starts to close me in.

I am drowning now.  The pain is a rock inside me.  All I can do is lay suspended in this ocean of fear.  

My thoughts dart from one terrible truth or lie to another, and I can no longer think straight.  I am paralyzed and useless.  Dying.

And from the outside, reality continues to flow.  No one can see. 

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Remember Steven Hawking with his most inspiring musical number, an autotuned masterpiece with Carl Sagan.

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Listen/purchase: Halloweenie by Ishani + Friends

Hey everybody, the Halloweenie comp 2014 is go! I’m expecting a couple last-minute submissions still, but thank you to everybody who submitted and I hope you’re all having an awesome day!

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Cop Thought He Saw a Child With Pot, So He Fired 7 Fatal Rounds Into His Back

Jonathen Santellana,17yo, years was sitting in his car in a parking space at an apartment complex in Houston, Texas with his friend, Kalee Marsteller, also 17. Navasota police officer Rey Garza decided to rush up to Santellana’s driver’s side window, brandishing a gun.

Naturally, Santellana and Marsteller thought this deranged man was trying to rob them, so Santellana put the car in reverse to escape. Garza tried to open the door as Santellana began driving away. Garza, claiming that he feared for his life, then shot Santellana in the back of the head and back, killing him.

The report from Cam Cope, president of Auto Fire & Safety Consultants of Conroe, shows that Garza’s version of events “is not consistent with any of the factual evidence.” It is being submitted by Santellana’s family directly to a grand jury for the case to be reconsidered. A grand jury decided not to indict Garza, believing that he shot Santellana out of fear for his own life.

Garza was acting as a “courtesy officer” for the apartment complex when he spotted Santellana holding something in his hands and grew suspicious. After crossing paths with Santellana, Garza went to his apartment and grabbed his gun. Garza then located Santellana in his car, and claims that he saw Santellana putting a green leafy substance into a prescription bottle.

Garza felt that this behavior was cause for him to accost Santallana. Here is where the factual evidence contradicts Garza’s sworn testimony.

Garza claims that he “asked Jonathen to get out of the Chevrolet Malibu, then opened the driver’s door and reached in with his right hand to remove the keys from the ignition, as he alleges Jonathen was attempting to start the car.”

However, the car was already running, and Garza was banging on the window with his gun and demanding that Santellana roll down the window, according to Marsteller. An eyewitness, Sheila Moreno, states that Garza did not identify himself as a police officer, nor did she say anything about Garza holding a badge.

Garza claims that “he showed his badge and police identification as he opened the door” and “he had the gun and holster in his pocket as he attempted to remove the ignition keys with his right hand, then pulled the gun from the holster, showed the badge, fired 4-5 rounds, without aiming, as the driver’s door moved rearward 10-12 feet, peeling out (Rey Garza’s deposition).”

However, Moreno states that Garza was holding the gun with both hands. Garza’s holster was actually located on the front driver’s side windshield of Jonathen’s car. Marsteller states that Garza said he was a police officer only after Santellana had backed out of the space and began driving away. She also states that Garza did not begin shooting until after the car was moving forward.

Moreno states that she saw the car driving forward when she heard gunshots. She saw Garza walk toward the car and fire an additional 3 to 5 shots. Seven empty bullet casings were found in the middle of the parking lot.

Garza testified that Santellana never threatened him nor did he feel that Santellana was a dangerous person. Yet that did not stop him from recklessly approaching the vehicle with a loaded weapon and firing when Santellana did not obey orders from this large man in gym shorts, who did not initially identify himself as an officer or show a badge. He also put the residents of the apartment complex in danger by shooting at the moving vehicle.

Garza claims that he became pinned between Santellana’s door and the car parked next to him. However, Marsteller states that Garza was never in danger from the door and it did not hit anything. Santellana pushed Marsteller’s head down to protect her from flying bullets, and that is how he got shot in the back of the head.

The Grand Jury Package, submitted to the Free Thought Project by Roxanna Harrison, Santellana’s mother, reads as follows:

“Rey Garza should be indicted for murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and/or aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as probable cause exists. Garza was not in danger when he shot Jonathen Santellana in the back and back of the head killing him. Like most criminal homicide suspects Rey Garza has come up with an excuse. However, the forensic and credible eyewitness evidence refutes his version on the events. Furthermore, shooting a person for trying to escape a non-violent minor crime is not a defense to homicide or aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The public and parents of Jonathen Santellana want justice to be done.”

This killer cop is still out on the streets because a grand jury, as is the case in most instances, failed to indict Garza — in spite of the overwhelming evidence against him. Blue privilege is nothing short of a license to kill.

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We need the judges and prosecutor’s to be investigated because they are just as guilty when they let these tyrannical, bullying thugs off without even a slap on the wrist. Cops and district attorneys along with judges all wash each others backs. “I was afraid”, it defines their characters and carries ultimate influence with the judicial system. These are cowards with murderous intent. I do not know how a parent not go insane from the utter void of justice….and simply take out the murderer on their own. Actually it’s just one more crime committed by cops left unpunished. Not a surprise, but a long term #BadgePrivilege. They use to feel impunity and the prosecutors help them not to change their attitude. 

#KillerCops #PoliceBrutality #BadgeAbuse #Cops #StayWoke 

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I recently started volunteering for this organization and they need our help! 

If you live in California or any of the bordering states, please consider fostering or adopting one of these beautiful kitties.  

We only have until March 25th to save these little lives!

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All of the 16 personality type descriptions together. You can find the complete images and descriptions for each type on my blog here X 

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Nooooooooo!!!!! :(

May delete this blog

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Reblog if you're an INFP personality type

Just curious. Apparently we only make up 4% of the population.

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Some days I will taste like Broken bones and bloodied knuckles. Some days I will taste like Chamomile tea and rose petals. Some days I will taste like Nothing at all. Some days I will taste like Everything all at once. Some days I will taste like Your lips the first time we kissed. Some days I will taste like The memory of a terrifying ghost. Some days I will taste like The echo of his footsteps leaving. Some days I will taste like A panic attack. Some days I will taste like My favourite book sleeping with my favourite poem. Some days I will taste like Emptiness. Some days I will taste like A hollow piece of metal. Some days I will taste like The morning after the night you forgot. Some days I will taste like Tears and regret. Some days I will taste like I might not love you. Some days I will taste like Love is bursting through my skin. Some days I will taste like Butterflies doing waltzes in a stomach. Some days I will taste like A broken heart. Some days I will taste like Broken poetry. Some days I will taste like Fixed poetry. Some days I will taste like Inspiration on a hot air balloon to the stars. Some days I will taste like The worst day of my life. Some days I will taste like The worst day of yours. Some days I will taste like A lazy Sunday in bed with you. Some days I will taste like The pitter patter of tiny feet on hardwood floors. Some days I will taste like Forgiveness. Some days I will taste like You are everything I ever want. Some days I will taste like Vodka and beer and wine and sadness. Some days I will taste like The universe. Some days I will taste like A black hole. Some days I will taste like Torrential rain. Some days I will taste like An enigma marinated in confusion. Some days I will taste like Not me. Some days I will taste like “It’s going to be okay.” Some days I will taste like Despair. All days I will love you.

how to tell a wolf from a mouse (via writingbyella)

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PSSSSSST.

BERNIE SANDERS IS POLLING BETTER THAN THE TOP 3 REPUBLICANS NATIONALLY

BERNIE SANDERS IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE FROM BOTH PARTIES WHO HAS A FAVORABLE RATING IN THE EARLY VOTING STATES

BERNIE SANDERS IS ELECTABLE PASS IT ON

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ALRIGHT. LISTEN UP.

So recently, I got calls from the phone number, (937) 353-8319. They claim to be a job service, and one of their “employees”, Carrigan, is friends with whoever the call recipient is, and that Carrigan has recommended you for this $15.00/h “job”. I also got a text message from (937) 607-1493, claiming to be Carrigan, and that they need stuff to “win a scholarship”. I do not know anyone by the name of Carrigan and I know very well that this is a very dangerous scam.

If you receive a call from a number, and they ask you if you would like a job for $15.00/h, HANG UP IMMEDIATELY. If you accept the “job” offer, and you go in for an interview, they will give you a drugged bottle of water and you will wake up somewhere you don’t want to be.

These phone calls & texts are from a human trafficking service, and if you oblige to them, you will be sold to people and you will be raped, no doubt about it. So PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER THESE CALLS OR TEXTS. I have listened to the voicemails, and allowed my dad to do the same, and he learned that anyone offering a $15.00/h “job” is a human trafficker.

PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST THIS ALL OVER TUMBLR

Okay, I am reblogging this because it is relevant again. I got another call from a 353 number. Not the exact same number, but I know that it is a trafficker because it’s 353 just like the last one. I also want this to signal boost so PLEASE REBLOG THIS.

how messed up is it people are so desperate for a living wage job they’d put themselves at risk

this is a scam guys! it’s the same company that had a post going around about them a month ago. it’s a pyramid scheme but they’re not trying to drug you don’t worry

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#SaveOurKids (2/4/15): Meet Jessie. Jessie was an unarmed 17-year old queer non-binary Latin@ gunned down after going on a joyride with friends in Denver. Police originally claimed that she had attempted to hit them with the vehicle, which is why they open fire on her. Witnesses, including the 5 other passengers in the vehicle (which the police showed no regard for when they shot into the car) refute this claim. Jessie was shot 18 times, including once in the neck, which is when witnesses said she lost control and hit one of the officers in the leg. The officer suffered a minor fracture. Officer’s then proceeded to yank Jesse’s lifeless body out of the car and search her rather than call for emergency services. Many will tell you Jessie deserved to die for stealing a car, just like Mike deserved to die for stealing cigarillos. The truth is that these kids died because the officers saw no value in their life. We know different— we know better. Rest in power, Jessie. We fight for you now too. #staywoke #farfromover

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!!!!!!!! ATTENTION !!!!!!!!!

Illinois Woman Who Drove To Texas For New Job Found Hanging/Dead In Jail Cell 3 Days Later

Sandra Bland died in police custody this past Monday. Visiting Texas from Chicago to interview for a college job at her alma mater of Prairie View A&M, she was pulled over for a routine traffic violation (failure to use her turn signal). Everything from that point forward screams racism and foul play, including her death in the Waller County jail Monday.

The Waller County Sheriff’s Office told the Chicago Tribune that Bland was arrested on Friday and charged with “assault on a public servant.”

A video capturing the incident shows differently!! 

It shows several police officers standing over Bland while she is on the ground, arguing with them about why they’re being so rough. 

At one point, she can be heard saying, “You just slammed my head into the ground. Do you not even care about that?” She also thanks the man recording the incident for filming as she is led to a police cruiser.

Her friend, Malcolm Jackson, told ABC 7, 

“After he (an officer) pulled her out of the car, forced her and tossed her to the ground, knee to the neck, and arrested her.”

What we see from a bystander video is her telling the officers she is in pain and cannot hear after her head was slammed on the ground by the male arresting officer. 

We have now learned that Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith, who made the first public comments about Bland’s in-custody death, was suspended for documented cases of racism when he was chief of police in Hempstead, Texas, in 2007. After serving his suspension, more complaints of racism came in, and Smith was actually fired as chief of police in Hempstead

Family and Friends close to Sandra, including most of twitter, is at an uproar, believing there was no way she committed suicide, and saying that foul play was at work.

“I do suspect foul play,” another friend, Cheryl Nanton, told the news station. “I believe that we are all 100 percent in belief that she did not do harm to herself.”

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#StayWoke

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