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inspiration for all the cool kids to grow up and be better than your childhood idols

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We did not weep for the thing that was once a child did not weep for the thing that had been a child did not weep for the thing that had been nor for the deep dark silences that ate of the so-young flesh. But we wept at the sight of two men standing alone flat on the sky, alone, shoveling earth as a blanket to keep the young blood down. For we saw ourselves in the dark warm mother-blanket saw ourselves deep in the earth’s breast swelling - no longer young - and knew ourselves for the first time dead and alone. We did not weep for the thing - weep for the thing - we did not weep for the thing that was once a child.

- Audre Lorde, May 22 1949 

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Watch ""And I think to myself, what a wonderful world."" on YouTube

Hong Kong Protests on August 5th, 2019

Read the uploaders pinned comment.

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we got the glow in our mouths

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MVHS lyric poster

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Nguyen Gia Tri (Vietnamese ,1908 - 1993)

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Feminist stencil seen in Beirut, Lebanon

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just have a long, bitter cry over all the knowledge, technology, culture, and brilliance we lost in the fire of the Library of Alexandria (275 or 270 ad) and the sacking and massacre of Baghdad (jan 29-feb 10, 1258).

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Dancing Girls in Colourful Rays, 1937, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Medium: oil,canvas

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youll only get respect if you solve a mysterious unsolved cold case (the dyatlov pass deaths)

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“In early 2007 I saw a TV interview with a young female American soldier whose job was to drop bombs remotely on Iraqi targets, directing them from a computer console in Colorado. The reporter asked if she had any doubts or remorse about what she was doing. She perkily answered that she trusted the orders and information she got from her superiors. My brother had been killed by explosives dropped from an American helicopter that flew in after an unmanned U.S. drone had scoped out the area. It struck me that Haji’s death had been orchestrated by someone just like this young woman, pressing buttons from thousands of miles away, sitting in a comfortable chair in front of a computer, completely oblivious to the terror and destruction they were causing to a family–a whole society–halfway across the world. I was overcome with feelings of intense hatred and anger toward this woman in Colorado and all the other young, fresh-faced U.S. soldiers. But in my heart I knew that wasn’t fair; they’re mostly just kids caught up in a cycle of greed and power they don’t understand, naïve pawns in the age-old game of aggression and warfare. Born and raised in the United States, an encapsulated sphere of privilege and safety, it’s not surprising they would be unable to fathom the reality of a distant, foreign society and the ramifications of their actions.”

— Wafaa Bilal, Shoot an Iraqi (via gcintheme)

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Today is Holocaust Remberance Day so remember to continue to challenge antisemitic biases that yourself and society hold, make Jewish and Roma people feel safe and uplifted, and include us in your activism.

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This is why theres minimal to no criminal justice reform in the u.s. the field is dominated by people who view law enforcement in a staunchly postive light. they dont acknowledge or consider all the negative experiences most americans have with the justice system. and theyre predominantly middle class white people making rules that punish lower class minorities.

And ofc peoples first thought might be well its criminal justice, who do you expext to teach it? obv cops have their place, except right now all cops are part of our our messed up, bastardized criminal justice system which is why...

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Bro all of the crime justice profs at my jc are ex law enforcement!!! We have a parole officer, and OAKLAND cop, a CIA agent... and this is in a town that’s 32% white and with an extremely violent and controlling police force... I hate it here bro

that’s not even the least bit surprising to read lmao

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My new favorite thing is journalism that treats the United States like we do other countries.

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the handmaiden (2016) the watermelon woman (1996) moonlight (2016) tangerine (2015) to wong foo, thank you for everything! judy newmar (1995) aimée and jaguar (1999) pariah (2011) freeheld (2015) the way he looks (2014) orange is the new black (2013) but i'm a cheerleader (1996) my own private idaho (1991) the danish girl (2015) god's own country (2017) pride (2014) brokeback mountain (2005) blue is the warmest color (2013) maurice (1987) can't think straight (2018) euphoria (2019) mi mejor amigo (2018) socrates (2018) 🏳️‍🌈

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i mean you really think about a character like hama who had experienced such gross injustices and decided to take revenge on (1) fire nation village compared to iroh who was a general in an army of colonizers and laughed about razing an entire city to the ground and what it means when a bunch of white men only write the second character as redeemable