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BREAKING: The FCC just voted to repeal net neutrality, meaning we’re all screwed. TV news shows were essentially silent about this for the three weeks leading up to the vote.

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A Swedish woman hitting a neo-Nazi protester with her handbag. The woman was reportedly a concentration camp survivor. [1985]

Volunteers learn how to fight fires at Pearl Harbor [c. 1941 - 1945]

Maud Wagner, the first well-known female tattoo artist in the U.S. [1907]

A 106-year old Armenian woman protecting her home with an AK-47. [1990]

Komako Kimura, a prominent Japanese suffragist at a march in New York. [October 23, 1917]

Margaret Hamilton, lead software engineer of the Apollo Project, standing next to the code she wrote by hand that was used to take humanity to the moon. [1969]

Erika, a 15-year-old Hungarian fighter who fought for freedom against the Soviet Union. [October 1956]

Sarla Thakral, 21 years old, the first Indian woman to earn a pilot license. [1936]

Voting activist Annie Lumpkins at the Little Rock city jail. [1961]   (freakin’ immaculate)

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Like most people don’t like to admit this, but one of the reasons a lot of us have so many mental health issues is because we live in a world that has basically become untenable. People can’t afford basic necessities, let alone to cultivate their interests or take breaks and rest or do any of the things necessary for good mental health. People my age are wracked with debt, working at jobs they hate or studying topics they hate, living in a shitty apartment with five roommates. We live in a world that’s very hard to be healthy in. So while yeah, a lot of people obviously do have mental illnesses that would need medication no matter what, they are greatly exacerbated by these issues, and a lot of people have basically just been thrust into an eternal situational depression. So if that doesn’t change, medication is just a band-aid. 

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No harm to any religion. It’s just a lamp ads by an Australian company. However, it’s funny!

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In some black communities there’s still a stigma that kinky or coarse hair is “bad”, which couldn’t be further from the truth. There’s no such thing as good or bad when describing someone’s natural hair texture or type. To those struggling to love and accept their natural hair because of societal pressures, remember this - straight, curly, kinky or wavy, it doesn’t make a difference. Embrace your hair the way it is, no matter what society tells you. All hair is good hair. It’s your Crown.

Gerrel Saunders

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Hear that cracking sound in the distance? It’s my hEART BREAKING

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if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the midwest, this is it. 

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Researchers have used Easter Island Moai replicas to show how they might have been “walked” to where they are displayed.

VIDEO

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“I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” - Midge Williams

(Recorded on February 26, 1937 in New York)

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Saying that man and woman are the only genders is actually LESS nuanced than saying that earth, water, air, and fire are the only elements.

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HOW TO APPROACH CLASSES A guide to getting the most out of your classes and lectures

By Eintsein

Design inspired by this post by @journalsanctuary

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The real question begging to be asked is- will the pope have had the audacity to say this to Muslims if he was visiting Mecca in Saudi Arabia? So what makes him feel so comfortable to say this to Africans? |\’Again this reflects the pervasiveness of ‘Afriphobia’: the hatred of all things of African origin.The sad fact is there are many Africans who will on the one hand tell you they are proud of their African heritage and culture and reclaiming it brings with it increased self-esteem etc, but will sing from the same hymn  book and echo these same misguided thoughts! And they will do so gladly simply because of their current colonised orientation and wide ignorance of what their actual spiritual philosophy and culture entails….And by doing so they perpetuate Afriphobia against their own selves, cos what we tend to forget is the ‘religion’ or 'spirituality’ is the highest expression of a culture, its how societies are formed! So if you are showing such disdain for your ancestral traditions then by extension you also exhibit self-hatred at most and at least, ignorance of self.So how then should you expect any other group of people to have respect for you? Why is such a call even necessary? Is Religion not meant to be about 'love’, 'peace’ etc? So why such comments of divisiveness, lack of respect and religious discrimination?Now we can see again the source of persecution African spiritualists face the world over…

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Sensory Issues

Good Sensory Day: Everything is just kind of there? I acknowledge and move on.

Okay Sensory Day: Some things are distracting, but I can do this!

Bad Sensory day: Ah, okay, so, most everything sound and light is gonna make today difficult. I can't exactly focus on anything, great!

Awful Sensory Day: FUCK LIGHTS. FUCK SOUND. FUCK TALKING. FUCK COLOR. FUCK EVERYTHING.

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Anti-Fascism Is Self-Defense

Anti-fascism means defending our communities from racists, xenophobes, homophobes, transphobes, and other bigots. Anti-fascist organizing requires no special skills. It isn’t limited to any one political identity.

Far-right groups don’t actually want dialogue. They aim to spread paranoia to escalate the ongoing violence against marginalized people. Anti-fascists aim to deny them any platform for doing this, even when fascists use code words instead of openly identifying themselves. The issue is not “free speech”—it is whether we stand idly by while they recruit for violent attacks.

We must confront the fascist menace. Organizing against them doesn’t make them stronger; fascists have gained momentum precisely because they’ve met so little opposition recently. Everyone must be free to decide for himself or herself how to go about resisting fascism. The far right claims that anti-fascists are the same as fascists because they meet force with force. But just as a firefighter is not a fire, an anti-fascist is not a fascist.

Police are part of the problem. They kill a thousand people every year; they imprison and deport millions, disproportionately targeting people of color, tearing apart families and communities. When police coordinate with racist militias to run security at far-right rallies, this is not an aberration, but an example of the normal relationship between police and fascists. The US government is already implementing the fascist agenda more effectively than a group like the KKK ever could.

Don’t count on a return to normal. It’s not clear yet how far things will go. It won’t help to call on the courts for assistance; any power we give the government can end up in the hands of fascists. We need to establish bonds of solidarity across difference, learn to care for each other, and build the infrastructure we need to live and fight as the political crisis deepens.

Anti-fascism means more than fighting in the street. It is an orientation toward life, a practice of collective resistance. It entails raising children to be compassionate, confronting racism in our neighborhoods, and sabotaging the efforts of far-right organizations. The stakes are high. To avoid acting is not only irresponsible, but dangerous. This is why we say: Anti-fascism is self-defense.

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Have I ever mentioned that this man is a genius? No?