five years ago today i wrote a poetry book that spoke to my black experience called “now my perspective”
the entire experience changed my life and allowed me to know there was a place and value in externalizing my interiority check it out at https://t.co/SJk4jQUo4l
Nobody “adapts” to this rate of climate change.
When it’s 130F in your home you just die of heat stroke.
That’s coming for millions soon, not just hundreds.
Congrats DR Congo! They had to quarantine in Belgium before the World Cup due to the devastating Ebola outbreak, yet still made it to the knockout stage for the first time in history!
the fact that she's given so much and has not run out of money really puts into perspective how the arguments against a wealth tax on billionaires are just bs
The captain of Iran’s National Team, Mehdi Taremi, calls out FIFA and the U.S.:
“This is a disaster World Cup. We can’t stay in the country and have to travel every time we play without any recovery. Now we can’t stay in Seattle and have to return to Tijuana. This is not fair.”
This is what the African nations especially have been pointing out. Others have been able to come and showcase their culture and fans, but this country’s racism is so blatant that it’s prohibited a wider cultural exchange. It’s so against what the World Cup is as a social event.
The way victims are treated in the football industry is truly heartbreaking. You get no support from clubs, federations or governing bodies. You’re left to go through it all alone while hundreds of people accuse you of lying and side with those who profit from your suffering