austin american-statesman coverage of anti-apartheid protests at UT in 1986

Amazing stuff, no notes.

I feel like a lot of you didn't see the man crushed by the tank the girl shredded in half the multiple people carrying their family in bags the doctor who had to amputate his daughter's leg the bodies left out to rot cuz ur talking about property

this should hurt to look at. this should make you feel sick. this is one of the worst tragedies in human history and you can see it from space.

The cruelest myth of European colonization, whether in the subcontinent or the Levant or west Africa, remains the idea that we had nothing, that we didn’t build our societies & our peoples - that we would be wandering & wallowing in filth, were it not for their gracious violence.

Parents love to be like “I’m watching the fireworks on tv”. Cool. I’m unlearning everything you taught me about emotions

You can’t be serious about your fears of Project 2025 and don’t take Cop Cities and our funding the genocide of Palestinians as a high priority in this election. It’s all connected.

i dont wanna be working 9-5 i should be in dhaka rn stealing sheikh hasina’s toaster

happy birthday mitski

Thats fuckin right

Some immediate steps I believe that all trans people should take: - Get your passport. Today. It takes time to come in and this will likely be shut down under Trump. - Update every ID your state allows you to. - Make sure you have a supply of medication in case of disruption

Europeans watching Americans fix their healthcare system with gun violence

There’s a very sad story here, one that likely gets to the heart of the corruption and dehumanization in the healthcare insurance industry.

ATX folks please REPOST to get word out: Like other cities where Trump’s doing mass deportations, there will be ~9 “hot spots” across Austin where ICE agents will be going undercover & looking to detain individuals. 2 locations are off of Riverside: Starbucks & Home Depot (1/3)