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You ever think about the MOVE bombing and then think about the fact that so few US Americans even know that the MOVE bombing like. Happened.
"The United States is dedicated to moving bombs away from people who would use them for nefarious purposes! Google MOVE bombing to learn more!"
jesus christ 😐
this also doesn't come close to telling the whole story.
the Philadelphia police harassed the MOVE organization for over a decade. MOVE began with peaceful protests against conditions at long-term-care facilities and against the city Zoo's mistreatment of animals. in 1972, police classified the group’s use of profanity as riotous and designated them violent threats to public order. the actual reason was their radical abolitionist message.
the Philadelphia police department had a brutal, corrupt, and racist reputation long before MOVE entered the picture. despite that fact, MOVE’s claims of police brutality typically fell on deaf ears, even when they had undeniable proof of mistreatment. the bombing is only one part of the story both because it is the culmination of violence between MOVE and the police and also because it is part of the broader narrative of police brutality in Philadelphia that is still largely played out today.
in 1957, two Black men were beaten by three off duty and allegedly drunk police officers, putting one in the hospital for 19 days. the commissioner at the time testified that all officers were trained in "race relations," which involved things such as having officers brandish shotguns out the window of their patrol vehicles as a show of force in so called "shotgun squads." the three officers were not convicted of any crimes.
in 1960, shots indiscriminately fired by officer Robert Marinelli killed two innocent Black bystanders. Marinelli was charged, tried, and then found not guilty on all charges by an all-white jury.
in 1967, a guy named Frank Rizzo became the police chief. his nickname while working in West Philadelphia as a captain was "The Cisco Kid," which referenced the fictional cowboy who "killed for the love of it or any other reason that came to mind." he referred to "vermin" in Philadelphia as the source of the crime and decline.
shortly after he was appointed, he sicced 300 officers in riot gear on Black students and advisors protesting the Board of Education who were protesting the lack of Black studies and Black teachers. Rizzo ordered the officers to "get their Black asses." 57 protesters were arrested, dozens were beaten, and 15 were hospitalized. Frank Rizzo was elected Mayor of Philadelphia 3 years later and during his bid for re-election in 1975, he said that he would "make Attila the Hun look like a faggot" once he was reelected.
so yeah, not only is the MOVE bombing virtually unheard of by the average person in America (and it's not much better in academia, for that matter), but the story that is often told when people do hear about is that this all happened in a vacuum "due to the actions of a violent Black resistance group." in reality, it was the culmination of over 50 years of brutality against Black people and minorities in Philly.
jesus fucking CHRIST
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I would tell my younger self: don’t worry, there are people like you and you’ll find them. At that age there are worries your older self could help you with – I felt like a lot of people do, like you’re different and don’t fit in. Especially growing up in a little suburban town, you think, do I belong? Is there a place for me? Are there any other people like me? I’d like to have had that reassurance. - (David Byrne, from his letter to his younger self, full letter under 'Read More')
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-_- whatevr. *frolics off*
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Things you can do as a security guard instead of acting like a dickhead: a vent post disguised as advice
- Offer alternatives: IE, “Sorry, nobody’s allowed to hang out over there, but we have seats over here you’re welcome to use”. I recommend getting familiar with local parks, public seating, free food programs, outreach, mobile aid, etc., just in case those are needed.
- Be polite: IE, “Excuse me, sir”, “I beg your pardon, miss”. This should go without saying but everyone deserves dignity.
- Avoid phrasing requests as orders: IE, “Don’t stand in front of that” VS “Excuse me, could you move a bit to the side?”. This works best with an explanation, like, “There’s a sign behind you”, or, “you might get clipped by someone”. This helps communicate that you are asking for a reason, not just throwing your weight around. If you don’t have a reason, rethink whether or not you need to be doing anything.
- Avoid directing blame or fault. Don’t say, “The owner says you gotta go” when you could say, “I’m not supposed to let people be here for X period” or “do X thing”. Again, try to have alternatives ready so people can use other resources or do something else instead of just abruptly changing plans.
- Come from a place of compassion whenever you can. People are gonna tell you to get rid of the crazy screaming guy. They say that because they’re frightened and don’t know what to do. Your best approach is, “Hello sir”, followed by, “How are you today?”, “how’s it going?”, “are you doing alright?”, etc., depending on what the person is ACTUALLY doing / saying when you get there. You can offer help from there if needed, or leave them alone if they’re not in danger or a risk to anyone.
- Remember you’re not a cop. This can mean whatever you need it to mean. For me personally, that means that with incredibly rare exception (like trying to sell to kids, contaminating other’s food or drink) I won’t report you for drugs. If I find you doing drugs on my site I’ll tell you a different place where you can do them instead and ask you to do them there. I have interrupted drug deals to ask the client and the salesman to both kindly move 15 feet to the left, I’m not kidding, I do not care.
- Know who you can throw under the bus. Sometimes you gotta enforce rules and be the bad guy and if that’s the fault of some dipshit in a suit 200 miles away, you can say that. Sorry man, I can’t let you park your car on the lawn. I know you’re not hurting anyone and frankly I think lawn culture is stupid but there’s other parking stalls and if my boss sees you I’ll get a write-up for not doing my job. Shit sucks sometimes but if it wasn’t me telling you it’d be the new guy, and between you and me he’s an idiot and he’ll probably just report you to bylaw.
- Don’t just act like you’re their friend, genuinely try to be a good friend. If you know that someone is doing something that will only result in a bystander phoning police, don’t let them go down like that. Let them know, “hey man, you seem like you’re having a shit time and I get it, I’ll do what I can, but we gotta have this conversation somewhere else ‘cause we’re freaking out the old ladies.”
- Swallow your tongue. You can’t fix the world. People are gonna bitch at you about communists and 5G and gangster rap ruining the neighbourhood, that’s just part of the deal. Nod along, remain neutral, shut down any hate speech, redirect if you can, and keep a limit in mind where you’ll have to shut things down.
- Accept that sometimes there are no solutions. Yes, that angry guy who blasts music will be back tomorrow. That homeless woman who asks you to help her find her dog that she hasn’t had in 30 years will ask again, and yes, you’re still going to take a description and promise to keep an eye out. That kid who smokes crack behind the building has been clean for a few weeks and still stops by to say hi, and you hope he’ll get his life together and be happy, but he also might relapse and OD before he hits 25. Sometimes you just have to do the best you can, even if nothing is guaranteed.
- Be kind to teenagers. Being a kid is hard, and everyone’s on their ass all the damn time for everything.
- Remember that the vast majority of bad people aren’t bad, just unhappy. The guy who keeps showing up drunk and puking on the carpet is unhappy. The lady who bitches about the service every single time and keeps coming back anyway is unhappy. The guy who leaves trash everywhere is probably unhappy. If they were happy, maybe they’d do better, but they’re not, and that’s kinda sad. You don’t have to let them get away with their shit, but they probably aren’t actually a worthless human being either.
- It doesn’t matter if 12 is true or not. You need to believe it or you will become a harsh and bitter person. Look for evidence that people are not terrible and invent it if you have to
- Don’t let yourself become a bastard
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I Heart Brooklyn Girls was a pin-up calendar produced by a group of Brooklyn artists with the goal of celebrating and making visible queer femininity. The 2011 edition was inspired by "classic lesbian and gay pulp novels of the 50’s and 60’s and features local femmes, tomboys, butches, trans, and other hotties from Brooklyn’s queer community."
10% of proceeds were donated to Sylvia’s Place, a LGBTQ shelter for runaway and homeless queer youth in New York.
"The lesbian pulp novel, popular in the 1950's and 1960's, skirted the line between heterosexual fantasy and queer subversion—much like the I Heart Brooklyn Girls calendar itself. Though the genre played into the fears and desires of straight readers, it also dramatically increased queer visibility in bedrooms and bookshops all over the world. For 2011, we salute the outrageously provocative pulp over art of the mid-century by reclaiming it for the 21st century, Brooklyn-Girls style."
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HUGE DAY !! happy april 6th 🫂
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Some useful chaperon info! I genuinely had no idea it's basically a sideways hood haha. Now its' structure finally makes sense.
It was the same price of clothing all this time😶
Reblogged snoozingbear
Donna tartt wrote these gay guys so well because she did participatory field research asa gay man
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Reblogged technofinch
i have a new theory called alive internet theory where i propose that the internet is full of real people and you can befriend some of them even and maybe actually kiss them and more
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I’m not just a good pair of tits. I’m also incredibly annoying
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oh so the Yankees made their bats thicker and hit 20 runs bc of it and the league is just like yeah they're allowed to do that?? this whole time apparently it's been perfectly legal to just change the bats to make it easier and no one tried it until right now?? 150 years this sport has been around and suddenly someone had a bright idea??
look at this shit man
so ESPN is reporting that MLB is preparing to ban these bats. not bc of concerns about the integrity of the game but bc they are throwing off the over/under sets and their gambling partners are losing money bc everyone is betting over when these bats are used and winning
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hello friends 💖🇵🇸 i have been managing this campaign for a dear friend of mine @nader1990 and his family in Ghazzah. I've been speaking with him for several months and trying to assist him, and the situation has only gotten more dire. You can find more info here.
Nader and his entire family, including his wife and three young children, have been displaced several times.
Nader has lost his uncle and his wife, his cousin and his wife and their two young children. His father was injured in an attack that destroyed their entire home.
Just when we all thought there might be a sliver of hope for aid and food to get into Ghazzah, and for Nader and his family to escape, Israel shattered the ceasefire (after already breaking it nearly every day since it started) and resumed the mass carpet bombing and slaughtering of innocents. My friends have nowhere to go.
Please help me help them. Donate if you can and please share/reblog.
I am also selling art prints in support of Nader and his family. You can check out my Ko-Fi shop link in my blog description.
Thank you so much.
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Un cuervo con tenis 🐦⬛👟
Hat tip @racheldoinglines I love this
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theres gonna be 1 ski jumper that figures it out and just flies away and never comes down