elpidi

[elpidi]

Hiroo Isono, 1982

[elpidi]

most infuriating genre of posts to me. why can't people say "I hate my job" anymore it's always something gross and weird and annoying and dumb

[elpidi]

The existence of an immigration-enforcement agency isn’t inherently the problem. Most people accept that states have a right to control their borders and that there’s a legitimate role for authorities charged with enforcing immigration policy, especially when it comes to those who have committed serious crimes. ICE also investigates trafficking, smuggling and other transnational offenses that clearly require federal oversight. The core issue is less the agency’s mandate than its methods. Well-documented abuses — denials of due process, inhumane conditions and politically motivated enforcement — have undermined public trust and raised serious ethical concerns. The worry is not whether immigration law should be enforced but how, and at what human cost. The holding facilities ICE uses are part of this system: They house people awaiting deportation, court appearances or further investigation. What’s in dispute isn’t the need for such spaces; it’s the treatment of detainees within those spaces. Many facilities have drawn criticism for degrading or dangerous conditions. Still, as a beneficiary of a trust that rents a property to ICE, your leverage is minuscule. You can’t unilaterally break the lease. Even if you could, ICE would simply relocate its facility. And while moral complicity is a serious concern, receiving income from a legal tenant, however problematic, isn’t generally considered an ethical transgression on its own. We’re all entangled in systems we don’t control. As citizens, we’re already implicated in the actions of government agencies that act in our name and that we help fund. If those actions are shameful, they cast a shadow on all of us. But that shared entanglement also opens the door to shared responsibility — and response. [...] Here’s one constructive path: If this money feels tainted, redirect it. Use it to support organizations that advocate for the rights you believe ICE has violated — groups like the A.C.L.U., the American Immigration Council or local legal-aid nonprofits that provide support for detainees. Back candidates pushing for humane immigration reform.

jaw-dropping new york times column reassuring readers that receiving blood money from the gestapo is ok

[elpidi]

Journalist Momen abul Ouf has been KILLED in Israeli bombing of Al Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City! 10/6/2025

[elpidi]

What I'm most confused about is the whole forcing the flotilla crew to watch "the horrors committed on October 7th" thing. So you'll let them watch footage of the iof shooting their own people?? Or will they walk back on their threats because there's virtually nothing to show then try to frame this as something that they deserve to be praised for?? Like, "look at them, deciding to spare their feelings in spite of their egregious intent on actually helping the starving palestinians 🥺 Isn't Israel like...the bestest most humane country in the middle east"

[elpidi]

June 1, 2025 - Women paint the Palestinian flag on the steps of Piazza Gramsci, in Orgosolo, Sardinia. [link]

We believe that in such a dramatic moment, such as the one the Palestinian people are experiencing before the eyes of the entire world, we cannot remain indifferent. Faced with the painful awareness of our impotence in stopping a conflict, we wish to express our dissent with the peaceful tools at our disposal.

[elpidi]

Conor got owned so hard he had to deleted the tweet, lol.

[elpidi]

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Freedom Flotilla Coalition (@gazafreedomflotilla)

[elpidi]

June 9, 2025 - Huge crowds protesting in the streets of Paris, to demand the release of the Madleen activists of the Freedom Flotilla who were kidnapped by Israel in international waters, and an end to the genocide. [video]

[elpidi]

[elpidi]

greta thunberg, liam cunningham, rima hassan, and everyone else on that ship, thank you, and i hope you succeed. i really hope you succeed. you know what you are risking, and i wish for you to come back safely, having done what you set out to do.

[elpidi]

were I to create an original piece of media I would create bait so queer in order to create a fanfic environment I like. I find you guys do your best work under duress.

[elpidi]

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses ♥ 2006

[elpidi]

i was there for the "first black companion of doctor who spends her entire arc in the shadow of rtd's favourite overhyped blonde woman" era during rtd's first run and it was such an uncomfortable viewing the first time around, and i cannot fucking believe rtd's racism hasn't changed a fucking inch in 20 years to give us "first black doctor's exit is overshadowed by the same overhyped blonde woman" again. in 20 YEARS.

[elpidi]

what a privilege it is to become the person you used to pray to be

[elpidi]

we’re often taught not to cut ties with people because we might need them someday. but today, i pray that i never have to rely on anyone who has hurt, ridiculed, or embarrassed me. may God always provide for me abundantly so i never find myself in that position.

[elpidi]

Here is hoping that all the tiktok "refugees" getting on Rednote get de-radicalized away from Reactionary Conservatism.

Like they bring up some crazy right leaning shit, and their chinese friends go, "you're talking like my racist ass grandpa/school teacher/ect. Stop it, that's cringe." And it snaps them out of it.

Cause as someone who had to stop a certain little bro of mine from believing in reality shifting. A single powerful "What are you fucking talking about?" From someone whose opinion you respect, can make a difference.