My heart breaks for Black Mothers, Black Fathers, Black siblings, Black grandparents & the Black community as a whole for having to bear witness to police brutality, enduring yet another heartless assassination of a Black young man in the name of the "law" by people just doing their "job" in a systemic racist jerking circle designed to target minorities, ensuring they're at a disadvantage before a fair verdict.
What kind of justice is it when a routine traffic stop becomes a death sentence?
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Can't watch the entire video of #TyreNichols brutal murder at the hands of police.
It's too painful.
His family doesn't want you to remember how he died.
His family released a video of Tyre Nichols doing one of his favorite things he truly enjoyed: skateboarding.
Let's remember him as he lived. β€οΈ
H/T: @Tizzyent
As far as I can tell, no Drag Queens were involved....
Full List of Texas Pastors Charged With Abusing Children This Year
https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-texas-pastors-charged-abusing-children-1765910?s=09
I am making Jambalaya for dinner and it isn't because Sisko is the best captain but it's also not NOT for that reason. #ds9
@dantemercurio
But truly authentic Nigerian food is worth the wait.
So #SaturdayMug is a hashtag here? OK, I can play along. This is one of my favorites, with artwork by Sandra Boynton.
Scientists have discovered a trove of nearly 600 obsidian hand-axes that were crafted more than 1.2 million years ago in Ethiopia by an unknown group of hominins. This pushes the timeline of obsidian tool use back by 500,000 years.
A surge in obsidian exploitation more than 1.2 million years ago at Simbiro III (Melka Kunture, Upper Awash, Ethiopia)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01970-1.epdf?sharing_token=6H7hHA4WeId5DJPKN5nRg9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NGmuX0lR0PD9NHM-U5P9w1k72oVvbMm7gEpl_5Bp2o2UaQ3DcebYmzK6wfn2a39cM-wvM3ZY6gpkneT-JpG-o9c1gCDJYJGYPEdvxYNq5bOQR7dKaucu81HthZ8VIC84ljA_PxgYAvTUjjqUjKMc3Y3YGajfKQnc6MK5qr_IZvDQ%3D%3D&tracking_referrer=www.vice.com
I think the real reason Willy Wonka gave Charlie the chocolate factory is because he knew how many lawsuits were about to happen.
Not to mention the many questions that ICE probably had about the Oompa Loompa's work documentation.
Seeing all the white people harping on about their support/allyship with #BlackMastodon is legit exhausting and drowns our black voices. Iβm hoping #BlackMastodonAllies gains adoption.
A really good article that drives home the point.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/21/us-police-violence-traffic-stop-data
When #SnoopDogg turns 60 he'll be 420 in dog years.
RT @LtGovStratton@twitter.com
Not sharing the video. Instead, sharing this human beingβs beautiful smile.
Tyre Nichols.
π¦π: https://twitter.com/LtGovStratton/status/1619133372684718080
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.