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News item:

Melania Trump Wore a Jacket That Says ‘I Really Don’t Care’ to the Border
https://www.thecut.com/2018/06/melania-trump-wears-i-really-dont-care-jacket-to-border.html

Her spokesperson actually said, “It’s a jacket. There was no hidden message. After today’s important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn’t going to choose to focus on her wardrobe.”

No, there was no hidden message. That's true. Hidden would mean it was something symbolic, such as wearing a brick ball printed jacket. This was in plain fucking sight.

#ICE has shut down operations indefinitely due to "security concerns". No agents attempted to enter building today and have also cancelled appointments for tomorrow. The facility is non-operational. Other cities are raising their banners and organizing similar actions.

Trump's executive order is bullshit and any media source claiming otherwise is fucking lying

We're here for abolition

#OccupyICEpdx
#abolishICE

https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/06/20/20732211/trumps-order-to-end-family-separation-wont-end-portland-ice-protest

Even Portland Police wont engage given political pressure

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this just hit me.

i think white people are still on this "but not me!!!!!" thing when someone says "white people".

this happens on here a lot. a POC says something that's meant in the abstract (while still being relevant and valid) about "white people", and in rush the explainers.

it's pretty obvious what this is, in terms of privilege (or should be imo) -- but i want to talk about language here for a minute.

IF YOU ENJOY SOMETHING, THROW MONEY AT THE CREATOR OF WHATEVER PRODUCT YOU ENJOY.

This goes for porn, art, games, books. If you actually want the thing to keep existing, actually pay for the thing please.

Obituary for Koko the western lowland gorilla, who lived to the ripe age of 45 and is known for learning American Sign Language

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/21/622160278/koko-the-gorilla-dies-redrew-the-lines-of-animal-human-communication

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#LosAngeles - There is a protest at ICE downtown scheduled for 11AM today along with the occupy/tent city that is happening between now and the weekend.

300 N Los Angeles St. 90012

For the record, folks, the new immigration policy still involves indefinite incarceration for families. This means perpetual incarceration. It is a violation of a legal settlement put into place 20 years ago because incarcerating a child, even with family, creates permanent harm.

There is also still no plan for reuniting families already separated.

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I've condensed Yahoo News' story about the corporations profiting from the #ChildICEolation policy into a handy list of 5 companies with embedded links directly to corporate contact/comment pages.

Access the list here:
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pervertjustice/2018/06/20/the-horrifying-racist-greed-corrupted-profiteers/

Yahoo story here:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/businesses-made-millions-off-trumps-child-separation-policy-023106551.html

ICE is a convenient group to blame for all these atrocities but we forget that ICE was made because the government wanted it, and because the people that voted for them and donated to them demanded it.

our system is absolutely fucked and it's up to us to do something, because nobody else will, and because it's our responsibility.

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Oh my god, #DnDGate on is the funniest thing. Noted bigot RPGPundit threw a temper tantrum and pretty much every other #tabletop gamer decided to take over his "#DnDGate" hashtag and make it about the best doorways in .

we gotta read up and hold ourselves and each other accountable.

i think often, too, we get caught up in the issues we face and forget the mass amount of privilege whiteness grants us.

we’ve gotta be mindful of that every day. even within our own oppression, whiteness can aid and protect us compared to nonwhite women.

How do you see this and feel anything but revulsion so powerful that it hurls you away from the screen like a psychokinetic blast?

it'd be a real shame if these companies running child concentration camps had their poor switchboards and edge routers absolutely swamped by people looking for accountability...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/businesses-made-millions-off-trumps-child-separation-policy-023106551.html

Yeah, I know. You're upset and you're gonna be pissed. I get it.

But the funny part is that there is so much more anger around _talking_ about fascism than the actual occurrence itself.

And let's be real. What we are seeing 45 do to immigrant families is _why_ white people voted for him in record numbers. Across all education levels and economic backgrounds.

White people LOVE using their privilege to make people suffer. Even themselves.

That's always been the problem

Artist Scott Simmons gives us Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's "Child Catcher" character updated for today: