To explain the burglary charge

D’Angelo Wallace is so brave for actually criticizing BTS new song and not kissing their asses <3 

“I do keep wondering… Of all the alleys in the world I could have fallen into that night… Why did it have to be yours? Because, right now… you’re the one and only thing that’s making it very hard for me to leave.”

Howard the Duck (1986) dir. Willard Huyck

Dream job doesn't exi....

The Night Comes for Us (2018) dir. Timo Tjahjanto

This is heart wrenching.

Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) has been suffering from Dementia for years. She’s lots most of her money, the home she loved and there is a fight for her conservatorship

Her sister has set up a GoFundMe site for her. The link is at the very bottom of this post. Please share this information.

Read the article below and please donate if you can. Even a couple dollars will help.

https://www.al.com/life/2021/08/nichelle-nichols-star-treks-lt-uhura-faces-heartbreaking-conservatorship-fight.html

https://gofund.me/376980a8

Hello!!❤️

about a month ago i posted about having to move away for my safety as a non-binary Muslim lesbian, and thankfully everything went smoothly and I have been working and started a new job. but I have to commute via lyft, pay rent, bills and get groceries, and im saving up for a car. I’m running low on funds as my new job’s payday is every two weeks and my first check is coming on September 3rd. If there’s anyone who would be willing to send anything so that I can have enough for this upcoming week that would mean a lot! Thank you in advance !! my v#nmo is nasrim, my p//yp//l is exid5 and my c&sh&pp is exid5 !!

Women For Afghan Women just shared a Google doc with ways to help Afghan refugees.

How to help Afghan refugees trying to escape Taliban rule

As the U.S. military continued to withdraw from Afghanistan this summer, following decades of deploying troops in the country, thousands of Afghans scrambled to get special immigrant visas available for those who'd helped American forces. They feared for their lives, knowing Taliban insurgents would target them once the Americans left Afghanistan. Now, given the rapid speed at which the Taliban seized cities across the country and captured the capital city Kabul, those Afghans are at the center of a growing refugee crisis. The U.S. plans to evacuate an initial group of approximately 2,500 Afghans, but at least 20,000 Afghans had applied for the special visa as of mid-July, according to the White House. Many applicants have been stuck in bureaucratic limbo, waiting for visa approval and stymied by unclear or nonexistent communication from U.S. officials. Those who received visas face other hurdles, including safely traveling long distances to reach Kabul airport and being asked to pay for their plane tickets in cash. Afghans rushed that airport early this week in a desperate attempt to flee Taliban rule. Some clung to a U.S. military plane as it began to move forward on the tarmac, harrowing imagery that was widely shared on social media. Public outrage may pressure the Biden administration to expedite evacuations for those in the immigrant visa program. It could also force the administration to consider accepting as many refugees as possible who didn't aid the U.S. military but still fear punishment or death for various reasons, including because they support a democratically-elected government, are a girl or woman who's sought employment or education, or identify as LGBTQ. During the Taliban's previous reign, from 1996 to 2001, the the insurgent group followed a strict interpretation of Islamist law, which forbade most women from working and studying and viewed homosexuality as punishable by death. While lobbying an elected official can help address the plight of Afghan refugees, there are two other ways you can materially aid them right now: 1. Donate cash or airline points to help refugees get on a flight The nonprofit organization Miles4Migrants uses cash, voucher, and airline mile donations to help ferry people affected by conflict and persecution to safety. The nonprofit takes donations collected from the public and works with dozens of other nonprofit and government agencies to fulfill individual requests for flights. On Aug. 12, Miles4Migrants tweeted that it was quickly running out of cash and points donations to meet the need coming from Afghan refugees. Tweet may have been deleted 2. Support efforts to resettle Afghan refugees in their new communities Human rights lawyer Mai El-Sadany tweeted a thread of local efforts to help resettle Afghan refugees in the U.S. and Canada. El-Sadany, managing director and legal and judicial director for Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, pointed to initiatives in the Washington, D.C. metro area, Seattle, Houston, Fort Worth, the San Francisco Bay area, and Canada working to provide Afghan refugees with housing, basic goods, and logistical support. Those who want to donate goods for refugees in their local communities might consider using a neighborhood or regional Facebook Buy Nothing group to crowdsource items. Tweet may have been deleted There may be additional options for materially aiding Afghan refugees as the situation develops. In the meantime, consider this broad list of ways to support Afghans, regardless of their refugee stats, as tweeted by Sahdya Darr, an immigration policy manager at the digital privacy nonprofit Open Rights Group. Her recommendations include supporting female Afghan reporters, sharing information for Afghan human rights supporters about how to delete their digital browsing history, and listening to and amplifying Afghan voices. http://news.sbzsystems.com/S5n4RL

How to help Afghan refugees trying to escape Taliban rule

As the U.S. military continued to withdraw from Afghanistan this summer, following decades of deploying troops in the country, thousands of Afghans scrambled to get special immigrant visas available for those who'd helped American forces. They feared for their lives, knowing Taliban insurgents would target them once the Americans left Afghanistan. Now, given the rapid speed at which the Taliban seized cities across the country and captured the capital city Kabul, those Afghans are at the center of a growing refugee crisis. The U.S. plans to evacuate an initial group of approximately 2,500 Afghans, but at least 20,000 Afghans had applied for the special visa as of mid-July, according to the White House. Many applicants have been stuck in bureaucratic limbo, waiting for visa approval and stymied by unclear or nonexistent communication from U.S. officials. Those who received visas face other hurdles, including safely traveling long distances to reach Kabul airport and being asked to pay for their plane tickets in cash. Afghans rushed that airport early this week in a desperate attempt to flee Taliban rule. Some clung to a U.S. military plane as it began to move forward on the tarmac, harrowing imagery that was widely shared on social media. Public outrage may pressure the Biden administration to expedite evacuations for those in the immigrant visa program. It could also force the administration to consider accepting as many refugees as possible who didn't aid the U.S. military but still fear punishment or death for various reasons, including because they support a democratically-elected government, are a girl or woman who's sought employment or education, or identify as LGBTQ. During the Taliban's previous reign, from 1996 to 2001, the the insurgent group followed a strict interpretation of Islamist law, which forbade most women from working and studying and viewed homosexuality as punishable by death. While lobbying an elected official can help address the plight of Afghan refugees, there are two other ways you can materially aid them right now: 1. Donate cash or airline points to help refugees get on a flight The nonprofit organization Miles4Migrants uses cash, voucher, and airline mile donations to help ferry people affected by conflict and persecution to safety. The nonprofit takes donations collected from the public and works with dozens of other nonprofit and government agencies to fulfill individual requests for flights. On Aug. 12, Miles4Migrants tweeted that it was quickly running out of cash and points donations to meet the need coming from Afghan refugees. Tweet may have been deleted 2. Support efforts to resettle Afghan refugees in their new communities Human rights lawyer Mai El-Sadany tweeted a thread of local efforts to help resettle Afghan refugees in the U.S. and Canada. El-Sadany, managing director and legal and judicial director for Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, pointed to initiatives in the Washington, D.C. metro area, Seattle, Houston, Fort Worth, the San Francisco Bay area, and Canada working to provide Afghan refugees with housing, basic goods, and logistical support. Those who want to donate goods for refugees in their local communities might consider using a neighborhood or regional Facebook Buy Nothing group to crowdsource items. Tweet may have been deleted There may be additional options for materially aiding Afghan refugees as the situation develops. In the meantime, consider this broad list of ways to support Afghans, regardless of their refugee stats, as tweeted by Sahdya Darr, an immigration policy manager at the digital privacy nonprofit Open Rights Group. Her recommendations include supporting female Afghan reporters, sharing information for Afghan human rights supporters about how to delete their digital browsing history, and listening to and amplifying Afghan voices. http://news.sbzsystems.com/S5n4RL

so many westerners giving heartless, uninformed, and unsolicited opinions on afghanistan while ignoring the following:

the US government covertly provided schoolbooks for children that promoted militant and incorrect Islamic teachings and included images of weapons and soldiers in an effort to encourage a hatred of foreign invaders (i.e. the Soviets and evil communism) in children

“The school books, which were filled with talk of jihad and featured drawings of guns, bullets, soldiers and mines, have served since then as the Afghan school system's core curriculum. Even the Taliban used the American-produced books.”

excerpt from the book, titled “the alphabet of jihad” -> “All the Russians and infidels are our enemy. No one can invade our country. Only Muslim Afghans can rule over this country.”

the US financially supported the Taliban between 1994-1996 because Washington viewed the Taliban as anti-Iranian, anti-Shia and potentially pro-Western

Washington wanted Taliban support for the development of a US-based oil company Unocal - and so they stayed silent when the Taliban captured Herat in 1995, and expelled thousands of girls from schools (Rashid, 2000)

killed over 47,000 civilians

US forces massacred civilians deliberately on multiple occasions, such as the Kandahar massacre, where most of the victims were women and children civilians

routinely executed unarmed civilians by UK forces

targeting of hospitals in air strikes and bomb raids, such as this hospital in Kunduz

heavy usage of white phosphorus in civilian areas

killed afghan civilians ‘for sport’, multilated the bodies, posed with the bodies for pictures, and collected pieces for trophies

think before you speak.

hi guys muslim aid is raising money for aid in afghanistan, following the news. donate if you can, pray if you can’t. the minimum donation is £3.

By the way the whole “US supporting Islamist extremist groups to destabilize/overthrow a Middle Eastern government it doesn’t like” thing that destroyed Afghanistan and led to the rise of the Taliban is happening again right now in Syria, where the US has been providing money, weapons, and training to extremist Islamist rebels including the literal al-Qaeda branch currently running Idlib who are celebrating the Taliban retaking Afghanistan on Twitter. You don’t want another country to look like Afghanistan in 20 years? Get the US the fuck out of Syria.

A Google doc with resources for Afghanistan 

Rad//fems using the situation in Afghanistan to be racist and islamophobic??? What??? No way!!! How unexpected that an ideology rooted in white supremacy might replicate imperialist rhetoric.

I am truly and utterly SHOCKED that these white western women are using this as an opportunity to speak over Afghan women (many of whom are proud muslims) and to push their ideology that ignores how both men and women have been harmed (economically, physically, mentally, and sexually) by decades of American military violence in the region.

What a surprising turn of events 🙄🙄

Anyway here is an organization that supports Afghan activists.

W t f

Apple is planning to put out an update that will scan all US iPhones for child abuse imagery, they said it's only for photos stored in the Apple Cloud for now but holy shit is this such an insane breach of privacy and would open the door to having 0 privacy and constant surveillance on your apple device

Any photos that are flagged by the algorithm would be shown to a human to review who can then inform the police or unflag it- how many photos are going to be wrongly flagged and shown to some stranger without your consent or knowledge? How many totally normal family photos of naked babies in bathtubs or whatever are going to be flagged and shown to some stranger to decide if it's actually weird or not- and how do we know THAT person isn't saving those pics or being weird about it? How do we know that they're only flagging apparent child abuse photos? This is for sure going to be abused one way or another

We already fucking know how frequently Facebook workers abuse their system to read people's private messages, see their photos and whereabouts, and fucking stalk them- this is going to be that except it's just your goddamn device, you can't just delete your account and uninstall an app to get your privacy back, you'd need a whole new phone under a new brand. AND i think it's also a well known thing that it's fucking horrifically frustrating to try to get all your pictures out of the Apple Cloud

And get fucked if you're elbow deep in the apple ecosystem- what if they don't stop at pictures and start scanning everything you say in the vicinity of your devices under the guise of looking for child abuse?

Holy shit i did some more reading and it's gets worse. Specifically this update is also supposed to blur potentially sexual photos sent to children's phones and warn them, AND if they choose to open it- their parents are notified. Their parents are also notified if their child sends any potentially sexual content. Surveillance is not the answer for shit like this, if your kid is sending risky photos you need to have a good relationship with them and fucking talk to them- not watch their every move and message. How many kids are going to be outed to their homophobic or transphobic family because of this? How many kids are going to be put in danger because of this?

I hope they back track and decide not to put it out bc my god this is going to be a stepping stone for the gov to truly be able to constantly watch everything you do through your photographs- pics that also have your location data, can recognize who's in the photos, and whatever other info is connected to it

Some articles say it's being released tomorrow, some say next week, and some say later this year so idk when it's supposed to be happening but jfc i think more people should know