meatthawsmoth:

Today’s Google doodle is dedicated to Israel Kamakawiwoʻole on what would have been his 61st birthday. Most people only know him from his rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” and are unaware that the majority of his songs were sung in Hawaiian and were highly political. He resented Hawaii’s status as a tourist colony and the treatment of native Hawaiians as second class citizens, often stating the case for Hawaiian sovereignty and independence directly in his lyrics.

bigprettygothgf:

the WORST character archetype without question in any type of media in any genre is The Pervert™. has ANYONE ever been amused by that character or found them even just slightly funny 

idlnmclean:

guerrillatech:

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-18/georgia-coronavirus-numbers-reopening-manipulated-data-brian-kemp

Florida is hiding deaths. Nebraska is censoring reporting.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rachel-maddow-pete-ricketts-nebraska-meatpacking-plants-coronavirus_n_5eb5ef86c5b69c4b317a69d1

There is a whole bunch of billionaires that are throwing fits at the prospect of not having record breaking profits this year, and they are throwing millions of dollars into dangerous schemes to convince the people of the US of a fantasy that is terrifying and horrifying.

(via icouldntbreathetosavemylife)

mara-mac:

My home will be a home with no loud anger, no explosive rage, no slamming doors or breaking glass, no name calling, shaming or blackmail. My home will be gentle, it will be warm. It will keep my loved ones safe. No fear, no hurt and no worries.

(via icouldntbreathetosavemylife)

leescoresbies:

so in case you’re about to watch a cw television show based in the southwest that’s featuring an episode based on some supposed reservation – or you’ve read anything about the situation on the navajo nation recently – i wanted to share some ways that we all can help the diné (navajo) community beyond kind-of depicting them on television. 

today the navajo nation surpassed new york state and new jersey for the highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate in the country. that’s 2,304 cases per 100,000 people. 173,600 people live on the navajo nation, roughly. below are a number of organizations & community groups raising money & resources. it would mean so much to me if you’d consider supporting these communities right now - & continue to think about how you can support the indigenous communities near you, & understand the indigenous land you might currently occupy. 

the navajo water project helps bring running water to navajo families without, and also helps families pay their water & electricity bills 

the adopt an elder project helps feed navajo elders during the pandemic

the navajo health command operations center is the navajo nation’s only official fundraising and donation effort

rez rising is a database of native american small businesses across the southwest

the kinlani mutual aid group is a flagstaff, az based volunteer group collecting supplies

the native american relief fund operated by the native american community foundation provides emergency grants to communities for supplies & more

and a number of community-run fundraising efforts:

• northern diné covid relief effort
• navajo & hopi families relief fund
• native student emergency fund
• bluff area mutual aid - supply delivery in utah
• navajo nation relief project

if you’re aware of any other legitimate fundraising efforts to help these communities, or the indigenous communities near you, please add them. 

sunfortune:

why do I keep seeing posts that start like “just because wlw representation is mainstream now doesn’t mean etc etc” and the rest of the post is completely valid but like WHAT kind of rose tinted world view to think wlw content is mainstream now lmfao??! because netflix cartoon #8 didn’t gay bait for once wlw are in the big leagues now? LMFKDHDJDJ

shutyourmoustache:

Jeff Bezos and Amazon are a fucking blight upon the working class. He got rich by treating rank and file employees like hot garbage toiling under dehumanizing, backbreaking conditions for shitty pay. When there are this many random strangers across various sectors/departments of a single company sharing similar horror stories, that can’t be dismissed as just a few disgruntled ex-employees. Grievances like these are why I quit using Amazon. They made my life easier at the expense of thousands of hardworking people being mistreated and disrespected behind closed doors. (thread)