i do not care if Trump's comments result in nothing tonight. no one who even thinks of saying the phrase "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" should be allowed to operate an ice cream stand, nevermind the most powerful office on the planet
Endless propaganda has convinced Americans that bombs dropping in the Middle East is “normal.” As if those families don’t have jobs, school, hopes & dreams. As if every life lost isn’t someone’s entire universe.
Geographical luck. That’s the only difference between you & them.
everyone wants a village, but no one wants to be a villager
> drive your friends to the airport
> go to their party even when you're tired
> stop cancelling last minute
> host at your place
> support the wins & losses
it's worth every ounce of effort
This is why people like Epstein can get away with anything. Powerful men laughing, partying, enjoying their own successes while turning a blind eye to predators; normalizing casual misogyny; laughing off immoral jerks. It’s the apathy of those who could take a stand but won’t.
The Super Bowl halftime show didn’t feel like a protest. It felt like a homecoming.
Bad Bunny could have gone another route. He could have used the stage to confront. He could have named names. He could have turned the moment into a culture-war headline.
Instead, Benito chose something far more powerful: a celebration of Latino identity as it actually lives and breathes in the United States, and in AMERICA.
Imagine seeing Bad Bunny’s incredible display of all-American multiculturalism at the Super Bowl and think division is somehow a better ethos for our country than inclusion.
I suppose it makes sense that the people who are terrified of cities, public transit, drag queens, trans people, immigrants, and any other minority in the current news cycle also think that a car turning away from you at three miles an hour is a reason to fear for your life