"This struggle to defend the trees and forests is above all a struggle against imperialism. Because imperialism is the arsonist setting fire to our forests and our savannas."
— Thomas Sankara
So Pap smears are not the only way to test for cervical cancer. They can use your period blood which is just as accurate. Why’s this not huge ? It’s far less invasive and with no pain!
any future we ultimately create will have to take airborne viruses into consideration and that includes the normalization of respirator masks & not making villains out of ppl doing everything they can to not become sicker and sicker in a country that wants you sick & exploited.
its weird to slow down and scrutinize that woman’s last moments to prove her innocence. it only reinscribes the violence of the state; you take it’s perspective to determine who is or is not deserving of lethal violence, with that responsibility being put on the victim’s behavior
Notice how these governors/mayors “standing up” to ICE are simply pushing to control the policing and capture of migrants (and those who support them). We down so bad that people will lionize even the most paltry and myopic “pushback” from feckless politicians.
Being Black and Indigenous in America is really some twilight zone shit when it comes to white people describing mass violence because it’s like what the fuck do you think that shit is built on? We don’t have the luxury of turning up our faces and plugging our ears. Grow up 😭
Renee Nicole Good is the second person who has been killed by ICE this week. In LA, ICE killed Keith Porter in his own home as he celebrated on New Year’s Eve.
What happened to Renee Nicole Good wasn’t the first time ICE has shot a citizen
A Black man named Keith Porter was shot & killed by ICE on New Year’s Eve
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body
Surround yourself with serious people with principled anti-imperialist analysis—even if you don’t agree on everything. That is the only way you will be clear-eyed about geopolitical realities.