Mood. #No #Resist #FuckYouIWontDoWhatYouTellMe

This is small, but feels right. I’ve been trying to use “enslaved” instead of “slave.” For example “enslaved people in America” or “enslaved labor.” I noticed many Black folks making this subtle change so I followed their cue. I believe it matters because “slave” names someone by definition, whereby “enslaved” names their situation. Would you rather be noted as a slave or a person who was enslaved? (I’m writing a chapter in my book about this.) #Language #Oppression #EnslavedLabor #Enslaved

Today, a RICO trial begins for Ayla King, the first of many who will be tried in waves for Stop Cop City activism. “in accusing Ayla and 60 people Ayla had never met of beginning a criminal conspiracy together on the day that police murdered George Floyd, Carr and his cronies show that the premise for this trial is chiefly constructed from their paranoid fantasies.”

CrimethInc.

The Trial of Ayla King

Ayla King was scheduled to be the first of the Stop Cop City defendants absurdly charged with violating the RICO Act to go to trial.

#RICO #Trial #AylaKing #Atlanta #StopCopCity

From Timothy Snyder: “In the simplest version…detained people will be offered back to the companies for which they were just working. The government is putting before us the temptation to cooperate in fascist dehumanization on a grand scale. The first action is simple. CEOs should now, this summer, this month, next week, sign a pledge not to use labor from concentration camps.” DO NOT COMPLY. ✊🏻

Concentration Camp Labor

Cannot Become Normal

#DetentionCenters #Immigration #ConcentrationCamps #ICE #Resist

Someone submitted a LEGO Idea of the “this is fine” meme and I’m here for it. Don’t know LEGO Ideas? People can submit ideas for kits and anyone can vote for them. If they reach a target number of votes they can make it into production. They got the votes. 👀

This Is Fine | LEGO® Ideas

This LEGO build is a 1061 piece brick-built recreation of the iconic "This is Fine" meme, featuring the well-known dog character, also known as "qu...

#LEGO #LEGOIdeas #ThisIsFine #Meme #Toys

Fuck shit up, y’all. ✊🏻 #Resist #Resistance #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Oligarchy #ElbowsUp #EatTheRich #JonStone #Democracy #DoNotComply

Some org (who I will name after this poll ends) published this poll on Twitter (🙄). They used the results to try to validate their POV on AI theft. Though it won’t provide meaningful research data, I am curious to see how Mastodon responds. (Please boost so we can get good numbers. 🙌🏻) — Question: should openly licensed content (images, music, research, etc.) be used to train AI systems? (Reply with reasoning if you feel called.) #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Art #Music #Copyright

This is Canuck the crow, from Canada. He once stole a knife from a crime scene. Literally. But while this is the photo used in those stories, it’s not that knife. Shawn snapped this photo a year earlier when Canuck randomly showed up with it in his yard. Canuck’s story is interesting. It made me love crows more than I already did. (BTW, he went missing in 2019, but his story lives on.) 🧵 1/3 #Crows #Corvids #Canuck #CanuckAndI #Canada #HeartWarming

In my journey to continue to find the good things in a world that’s breaking my heart on the daily, I found some beautifully-serene art. Kinetic artist, Reuben Margolin uses skills in design, engineering, physics, electronics, and more. He creates motorized pieces that seem impossible. The one is called “Interlaced.” More:

Reuben Margolin – Kinetic Artist

#Art #Engineering #Physics #Math #KineticArt #Sculpture #Artist #ReubenMargolin #Mechanical

It’s really lovely to hear you say this. What a simple gesture that anyone can make that has a huge impact for those who need it most. I once saw a sticker on the streets with this passage, which aligns with your sentiment. I made a graphic of it because that’s how my family rolls, and I’d love to think more people every day are doing the same thing. #LGBTQ #Pride #PrideMonth