StillIRise1963

QasimRashid, 1 month ago to random

Outrageous. “Duke University announced it is ending a full-ride scholarship program for Black students”

Duke admits 11% of the general applicants but 23% of legacy applicants—whose parents and grandparents parents were accepted during Jim Crow.

Duke didn’t even accept Black students until 1963. Now Black scholarships are banned but racist Jim Crow Legacy thrives.

This is America. https://t.co/dNK2Rst99y

e_urq, 1 month ago to random

In light of how difficult a week its been, I'll just say this:

I intend to survive the rough few years to come. You should get it firmly in your head that you will too. Every one of us who survives this will be a gift and a blessing to the world.

rbreich, 1 month ago to random

Between 1978 and 2022:

-Worker pay grew by 15%

-Top exec pay jumped by 1,209%

Major US CEOs are now paid 344 times more than their typical employees.

When I say corporate CEOs are exploiting labor, this is what I mean.

rbreich, 1 month ago to random

Republicans don't mind debt forgiveness when it's THEIR debt. Trump declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy 6 times.

MTG was happy to get her $180K PPP loan forgiven.

But when middle-class and poor Americans need help paying for an education, suddenly debt relief is out of the question.

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

Kristi Noem Banned by Yet Another South Dakota Tribe

#banned #state

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-banned-by-yet-another-south-dakota-tribe

RadicalGraffiti, 1 month ago to random

"A better world is possible, educate, organize, revolt"
Spotted in Palm Beach, Gold Coast, Australia

ansgartrinkmann, 1 month ago to random German

Die einzige Bühne, die man Nazis bieten sollte.

#höcke #noafd #voigt #tvduell #haltdiefressespringerpresse

GrimmReality, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

I saw this segment on Times (UK) Radio where an older going-way-back feminist campaigner was telling a somewhat younger feminist and boisterous pal-of-Joanne-Rowling that she, the older lady, had fought every iteration of conservative bigotry going back to when they actually arrested and beat up and tortured gay people for being gay and the language of the anti-trans people sounds exactly the same as it did back then because the language of the in-group trying the beat the out-group into line is ALWAYS the same. The younger feminist snapped back that, well, you see, that's how WE (Joanne and her, I guess) are different, we're NOT the conservative Ancien Regime shitheads, we are proud liberals, so that tells you our particular notion of whom to unperson is just and correct, and, man . . .

I don't know how to fucking tell you this in a nice way because there really isn't a nice way but when you agree with Tories and Republicans and actual fucking neo-Nazis full-throatedly and out loud, specifically in support of a newly minted public Holocaust-denier, to insist your pet bigotry is the ONE bigotry in the entirety of a history of Proper Society stomping on the faces of marginalized people that is THE smart and well-meant bigotry, you've turned in your Decent Human Being Card. You are as right-wing as the shit you do and, TERFS, you are right-wing as every last fuck because - and I cannot yell this loudly enough - you agree with literally the shittiest people in the fucking world. And I know that won't move you to fuck off, as you should, or at least try to be a better person, but, in any rational timeline, it fucking well would.

bluebabbler, 1 month ago to random

johank76, 1 month ago to internationalrelations Swedish

Come work with us!

We currently have two (or more) vacancies in #InternationalRelations at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg:

• Associate Senior Lecturer (tenure track) in International Relations:
  https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=33765

• Senior Lecturer in International Relations: https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=33757

#cfa #vacancies #academicjobs #internationalstudies

@politicalscience @internationalrelations

gerrymcgovern, 1 month ago to random

In a city called The Dalles, in Oregon, USA, local people were worried that Google’s water use was soaring. As is so often the case, the city officials, who had given Google hundreds of millions in tax breaks, had no intention of letting anyone know how much water Google was using. It was up to a local paper, The Oregonian, to try and find out. They were forced to bring a case to court. City officials were ordered by Google to claim that Google’s use of scarce pubic water was a “trade secret”.

paninid, 1 month ago to shitposting

#shitposting #history #MarchToTheSea

jeffowski, 1 month ago to random

DrJackBrown, 1 month ago to random

"We have a system of justice in this country that treats you much better if you’re rich and guilty — than if you’re poor and innocent. Wealth, not culpability, shapes outcomes."

Bryan Stevenson

StillIRise1963, 2 months ago to random

Keep Ya Head Up

2Pac

https://youtu.be/fAJfDP3b5_U?si=lWXo6ADkbFdFgZMA

racebannon, 2 months ago to random

This is the best thing I've seen on the internet today.

AnthonyFStevens, 2 months ago to uk

#Brexit #Immigration #Migrants #Tories #ReformUK #Sunak #SuellaBraverman #Racism #Fascism #FarRight #UK #EU #Europe #Britain #British

🚨Definition of Brexit Britain🚨

🙄

The Definition of Brexit

anna_lillith, 2 months ago to random

farbel, 3 months ago to random

The ONLY thing that matters for the next ten months is preventing Donald Trump from being president again. After we do that, we can argue about everything else. #election2024 #Biden #Trump #VoteBlue

yurnidiot, 5 months ago to random

unlimited streaming content for cats

#Caturday

a rectangular fish tank with a space cut out in the middle so it forms an arch-like area for fish to swim in. below the tank is a space for a cat to climb into and watch the fish. from camera view it looks like the cat is inside the fish tank.

yurnidiot, 5 months ago to random

#SilentSunday

riding down paved road towards house on very hilly green land with low hanging fog. wood fence next to road and trees on the hills.

selzero, 8 months ago to random

The Book Wheel was an invention from the 16th century for people that needed multiple tabs open before browsers were invented.

AndHuman, 1 year ago to random

Hi everyone, And here (it/it's). I have started a petition to get the death of a Jean, a transgender woman, investigated, as well as allegations of systemic mistreatment and discrimination against other transgender patients in Massachusetts's DMH hospitals.

This petition represents 1000's of hours of lived trauma by me and other transgender patients in MA and 1000's of hours of hard work by family, friends, and allies behind the scenes. Signing and sharing is doing A LOT!

The link to the petition is: https://change.org/justiceforjean

Please consider Boosting this toot!

Also please consider temporarily pinning this toot to your profile for the next two weeks It can help immensely with visibility.

We are over 200 signatures everyone! Let's shoot for 500 in the next two weeks.

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#justiceforjean
#transactivism
#transjustice
#transrightsarehumanrights

indigenous_commentator, 1 year ago to random

I'm here to bring to light the Indigenous Peoples plight, and struggles. However, some of these struggles are also everyone's as well... #WaterIsLife #WeAreStillHere #Indigenous #NativeAmerican

skykiss, 1 year ago to random

Let this sink in - the current leader of the Taliban was released by Trump in exchange for NOBODY.