Reblogged f4ngt4stic
uk people, sign and share
non uk people, share but don't sign
terfs, get in the bin and stay there
Reblogged anarchistmemecollective
and a shoutout to the two Māori men who travelled to Vienna in 1859, got themselves apprenticed as printers (and incidentally became accomplished ballroom dancers), and finally had an audience with Franz Josef where they charmed him so much that he sent a printing press to New Zealand….which was promptly used from 1861 to print the newspaper of the Kingitanga anti-colonial movement.
tjada-sees-the-world-go-round
Just researched a bit- they’re names are Wiremu Toetoe and Te Hemara Rerehau Paraone and it’s quite a fascinating story.
NZ National Library page about them
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being on this app is so surreal. americans are usually the ones that learn about other places and people everywhere else already know about america because we're everywhere online. we've never been on the opposite side where other people are learning about us -- and they are horrified about our "normal"
the country america spent our whole lives trying to convince us is miserable and suffering under an oppressive government that starves everyone and controls their media? that's just projection. turns out besides like... housing prices and few available jobs, china is doing pretty great. they originally believed we were all living it up "the american dream" way and now they're all thankful they were born in china and have no idea how any of us are even alive
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"Your coverage of this event has been completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience"
Being able to see the part that the media cut out in the beginning makes a huge difference in understanding the context and message luigi mangione was trying to get across. Media manipulation at its finest.
A North Vietnamese Army officer laughs at the peace symbol necklace of a captured American soldier, 1973
i dont think he was laughing, i think he was smiling.
there was like a bottom-up ceasefire system where american soldiers would display peace symbols advertising their intention to ignore orders and not fire at north vietnamese soldiers unless fired upon first, and north vietnamese soldiers were under orders to do the same if they encountered groups of american soldiers doing this, and they actively worked to distribute information among american soldiers advertising this policy.
see this twitter thread for more info:
Actually really cool thank you
Reblogged anarchistmemecollective
They Do Not Exist (1974) by Mustafa Abu Ali (watch)
from PalestineCinema.com:
Salvaged from the ruins of Beirut after 1982, Abu Ali's early film has only recently been made available. Shooting under extraordinary conditions, the director, who worked with Godard on his Ici et Ailleurs (Here and Elsewhere), and founded the PLO's film division, covers conditions in Lebanon's refugee camps, the effects of Israeli bombardments, and the lives of guerrillas in training camps. They Do Not Exist is a stylistically unique work which demonstrates the intersection between the political and the aesthetic. Now recognised as a cornerstone in the development of Palestinian cinema, the film only received its Palestine premiere in 2003, when a group of Palestinian artists "smuggled" the director to a makeshift cinema in his hometown of Jerusalem (into which Israel bars his entry). Abu Ali, who saw his film for the first time in 20 years at this clandestine event noted: "We used to say 'Art for the Struggle', now it's 'Struggle for the Art'"
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Prosecutors argued that Mangione was carrying about $10,000 in cash and that his bag was a Faraday bag that blocks cellphone signals—all proof that he was a sophisticated criminal who should be held without bail. “‘I’d like to correct two things,’” Mangione said after the prosecutor finished speaking, according to CNN’s Danny Freeman, “‘I don’t know where any of that money came from—I’m not sure if it was planted. And also, that bag was waterproof, so I don’t know about criminal sophistication.’”
this is what i've been trying to say. yes the memes are funny, but leaps and bounds more important than that is Luigi Mangione first and foremost is in danger.
while he is innocent until proven guilty in the court of law, far too many people have jumped on the idea of him being the shooter because it's funny. however. there are a few key things i personally need to point out.
- the NYPD fucking sucks. no bones about it. they are a legitimately bad police force. they are deeply corrupt and losing public value.
- they allegedly found him with the gun and a full manifesto on his person just sitting in a mcdonalds. why in sweet fuck would anybody able to pull off that kind of murder and then evade the police for days just be carrying that around with him??
just. think critically for 30 seconds about any and all media surrounding this case that you read, and especially remember that the public opinion, while it isn't necessarily supposed to be, is influential in court cases.
Reblogged anarchistmemecollective
July 25 2020 - A tear gas grenade tossed by a federal agent is caught in mid-air by a protester using a lacrosse stick and returned back over the fence, after which other protesters treat the feds to some fireworks. [video]
Since this just came across my dash, and in light of the ongoing situation with Luigi Mangione, I want to remind everyone that at least a half-dozen leaders of various BLM protests were found dead under near-identical circumstances - shot twice in the head in a car that was then lit on fire - and police never found suspects, let alone made any arrests. There’s only one category of citizen who gets protected or served and it’s not me or you.
Reblogged f4ngt4stic
Hmm, integration of state and corporate power - which could mean nothing
which could mean nothing
Reblogged punkjabi
Amir and his family have been displaced 7 times since this war began, and are under threat of being displaced again. Two days ago Israeli planes dropped leaflets over their camp saying they would be bombing the area. It is already incredibly difficult to live in these conditions even without the threat of being bombed. Please help Amir and his family by donating so they can continue purchasing basic necessities for their family! (verified, #174)