Here's how to donate to First Nations that have been forced to flee their homelands due to the widespread wildfires.
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(Info from Indigenous Climate Action)
i would like to add, i get my info from local facebook pages and news sites. the majority of what i know comes from people in Kalaupapa posting this on their personal facebook pages. this is not being reported on the scale that it should be whatsoever
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night, and it was the dance that kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.” – Dan Savage
The artist behind this painting, Criselda Vasquez, painted this portrait of her parents in 2017. The man in this painting, her father, was recently taken by ICE. He has lived in the United States for forty years. This loss has made it hard for the family to support themselves. If you want to support them, you can go to their GoFundMe here:
https://t.co/Mgp7W8m5xJ
Yesterday we met six LGBTQ groups in Havana at Callejon de Hamel, an Afro-Cuban public cultural community center, to deliver several suitcases of medical aid and solar panels. Members discussed the impacts of the blockade on Cuba and performed a drag show for the community. 🇨🇺🏳️🌈
🚨 AMERICA — THIS IS THE MOMENT THE LINE WAS CROSSED. READ THIS CAREFULLY. SHARE IT. THIS IS NOT A THEORY. THIS IS NOW LAW.
A SILENT, UNANIMOUS RULING BY THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS FUNDAMENTALLY REDEFINED THE FOURTH AMENDMENT — AND MOST PEOPLE DON’T EVEN KNOW IT HAPPENED. NO PRESS CONFERENCE. NO NATIONAL DEBATE. NO WARNING. JUST A DECISION THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING.
WHAT THE COURT JUST AUTHORIZED: POLICE MAY NOW ENTER YOUR HOME WITHOUT A WARRANT, WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT, AND WITHOUT A CRIME BEING COMMITTED. ALL THEY NEED IS A “REASONABLE BELIEF” THAT SOMEONE MIGHT BE IN DANGER. NOT PROBABLE CAUSE. NOT A JUDGE. NOT EVIDENCE. A FEELING.
THIS RULING CAME FROM A CASE IN MONTANA. A MAN WAS REPORTED BY HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND AS POSSIBLY SUICIDAL. NO THREAT. NO VIOLENCE. NO CRIME. NO WARRANT. POLICE ARRIVED, GOT NO RESPONSE, LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW, AND THOUGHT THEY SAW A FIREARM. ONE OFFICER ENTERED THE HOME ANYWAY — AND SHOT THE MAN.
THE MAN SURVIVED. IT WAS LATER CONFIRMED HE WAS HOLDING A HOLSTER — NOT A WEAPON. AND HERE IS THE PART THAT SHOULD TERRIFY EVERY AMERICAN: THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT WAS THEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING THE OFFICER WHO SHOT HIM.
FOR OVER 200 YEARS, THE HOME WAS A HARD CONSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARY. ENTRY REQUIRED PROBABLE CAUSE, A JUDGE’S SIGNATURE, AND CLEAR JUSTIFICATION. THIS RULING DESTROYS THAT STANDARD AND REPLACES IT WITH SUBJECTIVE JUDGMENT, AFTER-THE-FACT EXCUSES, AND UNCHECKED DISCRETION. “REASONABLE BELIEF” NOW OUTRANKS THE CONSTITUTION.
THE MOST ALARMING DETAIL? THE DECISION WAS UNANIMOUS. LEFT. RIGHT. LIBERAL. CONSERVATIVE. ALL AGREED.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT SAFETY — IT IS ABOUT CONTROL. WHEN THE STATE CAN DEFINE AN “EMERGENCY,” IT CAN ALSO SUSPEND YOUR RIGHTS. HISTORY IS CLEAR: EMERGENCY POWERS NEVER DISAPPEAR. THEY EXPAND. THEY NORMALIZE. THEY BECOME PERMANENT.
YOU’VE HEARD THE LANGUAGE BEFORE: “IT’S FOR SAFETY.” “ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES.” “IF YOU’VE DONE NOTHING WRONG, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.” THESE WORDS JUSTIFIED SURVEILLANCE, SEIZURES, CENSORSHIP, AND DETENTION. NOW THEY JUSTIFIED WARRANTLESS HOME ENTRY.
TODAY IT’S MENTAL HEALTH. TOMORROW IT’S RISK ASSESSMENT. NEXT IT’S NONCOMPLIANCE. EVENTUALLY IT’S DISSENT.
THE MOST DANGEROUS PART IS THE SILENCE. NO OUTRAGE. NO HEARINGS. NO DEBATE. A POPULATION TRAINED TO ACCEPT EXCEPTIONS WILL EVENTUALLY LIVE WITHOUT RIGHTS. A SOCIETY THAT NORMALIZES EMERGENCY AUTHORITY ALWAYS LEARNS TOO LATE THAT THE EMERGENCY NEVER ENDS.
THIS RULING FORCES A SIMPLE QUESTION: ARE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FIRM LIMITS ON POWER — OR TEMPORARY PRIVILEGES THAT VANISH WHEN FEAR IS INVOKED? IF CONCERN ALONE JUSTIFIES FORCED ENTRY, THEN PRIVACY IS CONDITIONAL. IF FEAR OVERRIDES DUE PROCESS, THEN FREEDOM IS THEORETICAL.
THIS WAS NOT A SMALL LEGAL CHANGE. THIS WAS A STRUCTURAL SHIFT. THE FOURTH AMENDMENT WAS NOT REPEALED — IT WAS HOLLOWED OUT.
⚠️ THE DOOR IS NOW OPEN. THE QUESTION IS NOT IF IT WILL BE USED — BUT HOW FAR IT WILL GO. PAY ATTENTION. BECAUSE ONCE EMERGENCY EXCEPTIONS BECOME NORMAL, THE CONSTITUTION BECOMES OPTIONAL.
MR. POOL
Atp I either check out or go off when yt folks start talking about their capacity for the trauma of state violence. Joy as resistance is primarily for those of us whose joy is actively suppressed.
Gaza on Christmas Eve.
Israeli troops blow up homes of displaced Palestinian families today
Reminder: The ceasefire went into effect more than 2 months ago.
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today at age 78. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a long time organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia.
The Los Angeles rock band Redbone was the first all-Native and Mexican American group to break into the Billboard Top 10 with their song “Come and Get Your Love,” which peaked at No. 5 back in 1974.
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day