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last canadian elections (2015) was always very serious and stiff. the only scandal that happened was if the candidates would accept public officials w/ niqab/hijab. the refugees and the first nations were also huge part of the election campaigns. now, watching the american elections (2016) this year (i am a politics student and canada's main partner is the states), it almost feels like a joke. it feels like the elections are meant to be entertaining. it's all about finding dirt about others or unrealistic claims (the wall, how is it going to happen. plus, does the u.s. want a bad image of itself?). there was not much facts or important issues addressed. perhaps, canadians and americans are fundamentally different.

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Tokyo Ghoul:re 096 [Clotting Blood]

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“The one who filled his lonely existence with the emotion called love was Sakura.”

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destined to sail the seas

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Aja Naomi King for “Variety” Magazine

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A former Portsmouth police officer Stephen Rankin, who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old, William Chapman II, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison.

Rankin’s attorney said former officer used the police department’s use-of-force policy.

Source (x)

I guess it’s good to know that Rankin is in jail, but for 2,5 years only? For killing an unarmed teenager? This is a joke…

#BlackLivesMatter   #WilliamChapmanII

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Only three pairs of siblings in music history have had No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart.

(and they’re all black)

Master P and Silkk The Shocker Michael and Janet Jackson Beyoncé and Solange Knowles

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🐸☕️

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*✧ ♥ bisexual celebrities ♥ *✧

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Astronaut Leland Melvin includes his rescued dogs in best NASA portrait ever.

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Washington Post’s Historically Black Ask Box is open for Tumblr’s next round of Issue Time on Voting Rights. Washington Post reporters, columnists and other experts will be answering your questions on the history of voting rights in the U.S., voter suppression and the current political landscape. This Issue Time also coincides with September 27, National Voter Registration Day.

We’ll be accepting questions until Wednesday, Sept. 28 and publishing the responses here on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Ask away!

Panelist bios:

Eugene Robinson, columnist, The Washington Post

Eugene Robinson is a columnist at The Washington Post writing on politics and culture. In 2009, he received the Pulitzer Prize for “his eloquent columns on the 2008 presidential campaign that focus on the election of the first African-American president, showcasing graceful writing and grasp of the larger historic picture.” 

Abby Phillip, political reporter, The Washington Post

Abby Phillip is a national political reporter for The Washington Post, covering the campaign trail. Abby previously worked as a politics reporter at ABC and as a White House correspondent for Politico. 

William Wan, national reporter, The Washington Post  

William Wan is a roving national correspondent for The Washington Post. William recently reported on the Republican creation of the North Carolina voting bill, dubbed the “monster law.”

Michelle Lee, marketing professional and Historically Black participant

Michelle Lee is a marketing professional in Maryland and a participant in The Washington Post’s Historically Black Tumblr. Michelle submitted a photo of her great-great-grandfather’s poll tax exemption. “I look at this image often to remind me of where I come from,” she wrote, “and to never take my rights for granted.” 

Dr. Eric W. Claville, Assistant Professor of Political Science and History, Hampton University.

Dr. Eric W. Claville is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science and History at Hampton University, Founding Director of the Pre-Law Institute at Hampton University and the former Assistant Dean for the School of Liberal Arts. There, he teaches courses in law, public policy and history, including Constitutional Law and Civil Rights, Law and the Judicial Process, Logic and the Scientific Method and Ethics.

Khyla D. Craine, Assistant General Counsel, NAACP

Khyla D. Craine, attorney and activist, is an Assistant General Counsel at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Headquarters, where she works on several of the Association’s corporate legal needs including risk mitigation, contract review and negotiation, and intellectual property/brand management

You have until Sept. 30 to submit your questions — we’ll be posting panelists’ responses to the blog on Saturday, Oct. 1. 

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Only 57.5% of eligible voters actually voted in the last election. And only 42% of eligible 18–34 year-olds. 

Register to vote!

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Today is National Voter Registration Day, Tumblr.

This might possibly be the most high-stakes election ever, and ultimately it comes down to one thing: Actually voting.

That’s why we’re making it easy for you to help people register to vote.

There’s a new switch in your web dashboard, over in the right column. Turn it on, and anyone who visits your blog tomorrow will be shown a popover offering to get them registered to vote. It’ll stay there until Tuesday the 27th, 11 p.m. Eastern, across all your Tumblrs (if you have more than one), ready to take anyone who visits your Tumblr over to the official National Voter Registration Day site and get them all set up. You can turn it off at any time.  

Only 57.5% of eligible voters actually voted in the last election. And only 42% of eligible 18–29 year-olds. What’s at stake? Oh, just gun violence, racial justice, the Supreme Court, education, a living wage, health care, clean water, immigration, the war on drugs, legal weed, access to abortion, national security, the gender gap, trans rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and the right to love who you love.

So, seriously, help people register to vote.

And while you’re at it…

Register to vote.

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Are we going to pretend like nothing ever happened?