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“You raise your voice, I erase your voice.”
Okay, so Black folk know this messaging. Sandra Bland was killed by this. So many Black folk were lost, beaten, lynched, and disappeared because of this. Generation after generation.
But white people, y’all might not be familiar with police militarization.
See, power needs deference to function, and extreme power needs extreme deference. And if you do not defer to power, your life is forfeit. This is something I grew up knowing. I was like 7 when I learned a cop would just as soon beat me bloody or shoot me as have me speak to him without deference. 50 years ago, I knew that.
But y’all are just learning. Take this to heart: the fact that yelling at a cop can get you killed might come as a surprise to you. But that’s just Tuesday in the ghetto.
I know a lot of y’all spent the last decade or whatever believing that Walter Scott musta done something extremely bad to get shot in the back. But the reality is, it has always been, that all you gotta do is pop off at the mouth to get popped in your chest.
All those birds are comin home to roost, y’all. It ain’t right, but it damn sure ain’t a surprise.
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💫 Retro-thon #64: ⭐Super Mario RPG!⭐
Chat chose this incredibly adorkable RPG on Saturday, and I was immediately smitten. Can't wait to hop back in (even if Croco's gonna get it! 😠).
Streams up at 2et (7utc)! #retrogaming #subathon
Remember, the Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers in Auschwitz.
It started with politicians dividing the people with “us vs. them”.
It started with intolerance and hate speech.
It started when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye.
Remember.
I just called my representatives. You can too! Try saying this:
Hi, my name is xxx from city, state, zip. I'm calling to ask the Senator to abolish ICE. They don't need more training, they don't need more oversight. ICE is a cancer. Destroy it, burn it bury it, and salt the earth. Thank you.
For Californians, you can reach Senator Schiff at 415-393-0707 and Senator Padilla at 415-981-9369 .