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#yemen #jerusalem #tel aviv #current events #palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #palestine news #news on gaza #genocide #gaza genocide

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"donate to gaza" "humanitarian aid to gaza" "raise money for gaza" and egypt, gaza's neighbor that has the only border through which aid can get through, cannot currently get aid through to gaza because israel is refusing to let the trucks pass. the gate was supposed to open three hours ago in a deal struck between egypt and the US to let foreign gaza nationals out and humanitarian aid in. now israel is denying it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement: "There is currently no truce and humanitarian aid in Gaza in exchange for getting foreigners out." and this is after israel bombed the border crossing three times in the past week. this is the reality that's happening right now. the tonnes of aid that countries are donating, the money the EU is promising, all of this is NOT GETTING THROUGH TO GAZA. if egyptians cannot get through to gaza, nobody can!!!!! the only fucking way this happens is through international pressure to hold israel accountable and that is currently not happening!!!

this is genocide. israel is a fascist state with genocidal maniacs in charge, and they want gazans obliterated, they want gaza gone. this is genocide happening right in front of us. and the entire first world has sanctioned it.

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Good morning! Americans do not celebrate Labor Day on May 1st. It was moved by the government to distance the day from the actual labor movement that birthed it.

After the Haymarket Incident, the bomber(s) were not confirmed, but those in proximity to the labor protest—organizers, outspoken members—were executed for it.

1 cop was killed by the bombing, then the police opened fire into the crowd. As a result of the skirmish, 6 more cops were killed and so were 4 protesters.

The US government was already deeply deeply anti-labor and anti-union, blaming any movement on communist interference, and were looking for an excuse to condemn the movement.

Everything we have with regards to worker protections, not working weekends, the 5 day work week, we owe to the labor movement.

#us labor #us history #labor day #may day

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Good morning! Americans do not celebrate Labor Day on May 1st. It was moved by the government to distance the day from the actual labor movement that birthed it.

After the Haymarket Incident, the bomber(s) were not confirmed, but those in proximity to the labor protest—organizers, outspoken members—were executed for it.

1 cop was killed by the bombing, then the police opened fire into the crowd. As a result of the skirmish, 6 more cops were killed and so were 4 protesters.

The US government was already deeply deeply anti-labor and anti-union, blaming any movement on communist interference, and were looking for an excuse to condemn the movement.

Everything we have with regards to worker protections, not working weekends, the 5 day work week, we owe to the labor movement.

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Watch Robert Reich explain why we need to make polluters pay

#pollution #divestment #big oil #environment #climate change #gif

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The fact that people are instantly making a threads account despite knowing how evil facebook(meta) is and all thier shady under the table and even over the table deals about collecting and selling data and about supporting multiple terrorist groups around the world and supressing anything that oppose that and deliberately spreading and fabricating misinformation that causes literal death to innocent people is just.....

Idk its giving" most people who claimed to care about human rights were just doing performative activism to fit in and once they found a new way to fit in they chucked that out the window"

Or maybe im Just reading to deep into it but either way threads and meta are evil and i hope more people realize that before they surrender themselves to that bullshit.

#don't trust corps

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Dont forget that this is not a boycott and that as of right now, "not crossing the picket line" mainly refers to those within the industry not writing for, going into talks, or making deals with the companies that fall under the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, representing pretty much every large production company under the sun). As of right now there is no official boycott or call to cancel subscriptions. Boycotts on a large scale, unless officially called for, could do damage to the strike, whether through harming potential negotiations or preventing pay for striking workers through residuals and the like from projects that they've already worked on.

The best support for the strike right now will mainly come from social pressure on the AMPTP, and the official website (wgacontract2023.org) has a social media toolkit that includes info graphics, icons, and other material that can be posted online. There is also potential good to be done with monetary/mutual aid support in cities with a strong entertainment industry. The wga website has links to funds to help with financial aid for union members. Another post mentioned looking out for suggestions or news from local chapters of IATSE and Teamsters, which is a pretty great suggestion.

That said, I also think that as the strike goes on, this is a great time to seek out more indie entertainment. Tubi seems like sort of a haven for indie films right now, and my suggestion is always to look for titles you've never heard of just to give them a go. I promise you'll have fun!

Remember to support the strike, but also that the goal is to not have to strike! This is going to be a hard time for industry workers, but they're doing it for the good of the industry as a whole.

(Dating this on 5/3/2023. Look to the wga website for the most current news on the strike).

Edit: I originally wrote the MPAA instead of the AMPTP, whoops.

#wga strike #also should be noted: if you are not a union member but thats something thats like. potentially in your future #do not work for struck companies during this time. the wga has a policy against accepting new members who took scab contracts during #a strike

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how to stand in solidarity with the WGA as non-screenwriting writers

if you're a writer with adaptable material, do not negotiate or even discuss contracts for adaptations with struck studios. do not sign documents. do not turn in materials.

if you have an agent and your agent has been negotiating, ask them to halt negotiations. don't provide struck studios with material while screenwriters are on strike!

I hope it goes without saying that you should not do any screenwriting for struck studios during the strike. if solidarity isn't a good enough reason for you not to take on projects, the WGA is apparently very strict and will not allow you membership in the future if you've scabbed in the past. additionally, there's a REASON the WGA is striking. if you think the studios are going to treat you any better than they do current members after you get a foot in the door as a scab, think again.

the WGA provides information about not crossing the picket line here.

you can also find a list of struck companies here. (it's a csv download just fyi, the actual list is not on the linked webpage)

finally: please remember during strikes to always listen to UNION asks!! unions know how to achieve what they want and will provide specific action items. when in doubt, boost their social media posts. listen to the union. do not take matters into your own hands and decide on actions that the union has not asked for. LISTEN TO THE UNION.

#wga strike #support the wga #don't cross the picket line #workers rights #union #unions

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if you’re a Black female-presenting person in St. Louis, pls be safe there is a person (maybe multiple ppl) committing violent hate crimes (murder & other gun violence) specifically towards Black women in that area

more info here & here

contact the governor of MO at (573)-751-3222

contact the mayer of StL at (314)-622-3201

pls share Black women’s lives are in danger

#signal boost #boost this #blm #protect black women #st louis #femicide #black lives matter #black women matter #misogynoir #black feminism

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[Transcript: Over the last day or so I've been seeing a lot, a lot of comments with the name Jelani Day, and I came across a video of Jelani's mother essentially begging for the media and for police to continue searching for her son. So this is Jelani Day, he also goes by JJ, 25 years old, 6'2", Black male, short black hair, he has a little bit of facial hair, and he weighs about 180 pounds.

Jelani was last seen on August 24th entering a dispensary called Beyond/Hello in Bloomington, Illinois. He was wearing a black shirt that has the Jimi Hendrix logo on it, white or silver basketball shorts, black shoes that have a silver or white bottom, and a blue Detroit Lions baseball cap.

Two days later on August 26th, Jelani's car was found in the woods almost an hour away in Peru, Illinois. In the car, they found that shirt that Jelani was wearing, the one with Jimi Hendrix, as well as his baseball cap. The license plate had also been removed from his car.

On September 4th, an unidentified body was also found in the same area in Peru, but police are still working on identifying the body and they have said to not speculate that it is Jelani. However, Jelani's mother has said that she feels like all investigations have ceased on her son's case after they found this unidentified body.

Jelani's mother describes her son as energetic and full of life, with so much ambition. She says he was just a normal guy who loved to live life and spend time with his friends and travel. He always kept in contact with his family and he would call her just to say he wanted to hear her voice. He was a first semester graduate student at Illinois State University. He was an incredible student with a high GPA, and he wanted to go on and get his doctorate and become a speech pathologist.

The Gabby Petito case has shown us that collective voice, people spreading accurate information, can help in cases like this. Jelani's mother is begging for help to help bring home her son, and she really feels that someone out there has to have some information on what is going on. Anyone with information, please contact the Bloomington police, and Jelani's mother has also hired a private investigator and she stated that if people feel uncomfortable talking to the police that they can speak to her directly, they can speak to the investigator, that anyone is available to speak at any time with details about her son. No detail is too small.

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Contacts:

Bloomington Police:

[phone]

Peru Police Detective Commander Dennis Hocking:

[phone] ex. 2804

Detective Brad Jones:

[phone] ex. 2816

Detective Paul Jones:

[phone]

[email protected]

Family's Private Investigator:

[phone]

#jelani day #missing person #black lives matter #blm #boost #signal boost

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On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Texas’s new law, S.B. 8, went into effect. This law effectively bans abortion in the state AND asks private citizens to act as bounty hunters to “enforce” the law.

Then, in the dead of the night, the Supreme Court turned its back on 50 years of precedent, rendering Roe v. Wade effectively meaningless in Texas. The Supreme Court allowed Texas’s unconstitutional six week abortion ban to go into effect. Six weeks is before many people know that they’re pregnant.

This is an attack on human rights and Texas law sets a dangerous legal precedent and could clear a path for states to override people’s constitutional rights. If the courts let this bill stand we can expect to see similar bills introduced in states across the country.

Abortion is health care. Yet politicians are consistently attacking access to that care (even during a pandemic).

Tumblr, let's rally our voice and speak out against this ban.

Ways to take action:

Hit the ❤️ and 🔁buttons to share this post

Make sure your voice is heard by signing this petition

Give your community a little ✨razzle-dazzle ✨with this poster

Make a donation: Text “Texas” to 22422 or visit wearepp.org/Texas

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If you are American, PLEASE SUPPORT THE SSI RESTORATION ACT OF 2021

This new bill has been introduced in both the house and the Senate.

Among other things, it will:

Raise the monthly disability income by just over 30 percent - bringing it to poverty level.

Remove penalties for recieving financial help from friends and family.

Increase the amount of assets a disabled person may have from $2,000 to $10,000 (this hasn't been updated since 1989)

Update outside income restrictions to allow disabled people to receive up to $399 a month without reducing their benefits.

REWARD, not penalize, people who want to receive additional income while on social security income.

REMOVE THE MARRIAGE BAN YES YOU READ THAT RIGHT THIS WILL REMOVE THE MARRIAGE BAN

For those unaware current regulations do a lot to oppress disabled people. In fact marriage equality doesn't even extend to disbled people who risk having their benefits reduced or outright taken away if they marry someone. This means that in common law states disabled people can't even live with their significant other or they risk losing their financial independence.

Current regulations mean that if you're disbled you can't have so much as one penny over $2,000 to your name. So buying a car and gaining more independence or freedom is largely out of the question for disabled people.

Current regulations penalize social security recipients who receive income from outside sources, even if those sources are reimbursement. Did you get paid to babysit for a few hours? That's income, and you get your benefits reduced. Did you loan a friend $10 and they pay you back? The government considers that $10 income, and you get your benefits reduced.

These aren't mere anecdotes - these are all examples of actual things that have happened to disbled people I know, and if you have any disabled friends in your life I'm sure they can tell you the same stories.

If you value marriage equality, if you value financial independence, if you value the rights of disbled people, please PLEASE support this bill! Contact your reps, vote, and make noise! This is a great thing!

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I am once again asking you not to make fun of people on the internet for misinterpreting something or not knowing that it's satire, because even though you're an asshole regardless who you do it to, you most often end up ridiculing a neurodivergent person. and ableism is not a good look.

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[ID: A four-panel meme where a bird tries to speak but gets interrupted. The first panel shows a bird on a tree branch with the words "autistic person" written over it. In the speech bubble, it's saying, "This post is kinda messed up." In the second panel, it's saying, "It's proble-" while cutting off the word "problematic" at the letter e. Another, larger speech bubble covers it, interrupting the first bird with "HA IDIOT" written in all caps. In the third panel, it shows that a crow interrupted the first bird, and it continues to say loudly, "THIS LOSER DOESN'T KNOW IT'S SATIRE." In the fourth panel, it says, "POE'S LAW IT'S NOT SERIOUS LMAOOO IT'S NOT THAT DEEP." The first bird gives an annoyed, deadpan look. End ID.]

#autism memes #ableism tw #bullying tw #autism culture #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #autism

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Thinking Critically

Kendra Wells, Copyright 2021 - The Nib

#us #usa #politics #political humor #political cartoon #blm #black lives matter #critical race theory