i did not know about the hand signal for help me, and my stupid ass thought she was flirting.

The Signal for Help (or the Violence at Home Signal for Help) is a single-handed gesture that can be used over a video call or in person by an individual to alert others that they feel threatened and need help.[1] Originally, the signal was created as a tool to combat the rise in domestic violence cases around the world linked to self-isolation measures that were related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The signal is performed by holding one hand up with the thumb tucked into the palm, then folding the four other fingers down, symbolically trapping the thumb by the rest of the fingers.[3] It was designed intentionally as a single continuous hand movement, rather than a sign held in one position, so it could be made easily visible.

The Signal for Help was created by the Canadian Women's Foundation and introduced on April 14, 2020.[4] It soon spread via the TikTok social video platform and was adopted by the international Women's Funding Network (WFN). It received widespread praise from Canadian[5] and international[6][7] news organizations for helping provide a modern solution to the issue of a rise in domestic violence cases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_for_Help

#TuneTuesday #SpaceWalk

If you think that Afrofuturism in funk is just for fun, Nona Hendryx explains the need for Afrofuturism so powerfully here in about 15 seconds, you should prepare yourself. See also the preceding section in the video on Afrofuturism in funk.

A History of Funk Music and Black Liberation of the 1970s | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
https://youtu.be/QrgV35cBHVs&t=3250

Via a follower at Bsky:

I'm all for it, and have been for years. @willbunch has called for this in multiple columns, and yet it got nowhere.

Let's hope this time it takes hold.

#SHUTDOWN315

Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2024/12/3.html