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@wickernerd / wickernerd.tumblr.com

This is where I house little snippets of writing. While it's not a hobby that I partake in often, it is something that I do enjoy. FTM - he/him
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milkivvei
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krxs100

Newly Released Police Body Cam Footage Shows Moments Before Rayshard Brooks Was Murdered by Police

For those who don’t know, Rayshard Brooks, 27 yr old father of, was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer at a Wendy’s parking lot in Atlanta Friday night.

In the video, Mr. Brooks is seen calmly and politely speaking with Officers after falling asleep at a Wendys parking lot because he said he was “Too intoxicated to drive.” The officers could have done the right thing and stayed with him until someone picked him up, allowed him to walk to his home (which he offered to do) or even offered him a ride home, but instead they decided to escalate the situation and kill him. 

Source / Source / Full Video

#WakeUp

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matemisho

This is not fair for rayshard at all :/ especially knowing if i was in that situation they would have let me go with a warning at most and let me continue to walk home.

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birdofprey1234
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birdofprey1234

The first pride was a riot, more specifically a riot against police violence. Trans women like Miss Major and other people of colour paved the way for the celebration of pride today. You cannot celebrate your pride this month, or any month if you aren’t also supporting Black Lives Matter and the riots going on against police violence right now. Us white LGBTQ+ need to stand up for our black siblings and their rights, their struggles. We need to amplify their voices and show any support we can. (Edited to add links and make the image clearer)

Extensive BLM Google doc including places to donate to, education resources, etc

List of 75 things white people can do right now

Simple way to donate to the cause if you have no money to

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coriphallus
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alef-art

Apparently, I had some gestalt linked with Fenris. So here is another one, with a comb from the new comic strip.

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katreus
In a simple experiment, researchers at the University of Chicago sought to find out whether a rat would release a fellow rat from an unpleasantly restrictive cage if it could. The answer was yes.
The free rat, occasionally hearing distress calls from its compatriot, learned to open the cage and did so with greater efficiency over time. It would release the other animal even if there wasn’t the payoff of a reunion with it. Astonishingly, if given access to a small hoard of chocolate chips, the free rat would usually save at least one treat for the captive — which is a lot to expect of a rat.
The researchers came to the unavoidable conclusion that what they were seeing was empathy — and apparently selfless behavior driven by that mental state.
“A New Model of Empathy: The Rat” by David Brown, Washington Post

OH MY.

this just in: rats are more humane than humans

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the-rxven-king
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hwainio

I drew this based on the view from my living room window. I saw two crows sitting on birch trees and felt like it needed to be remembered.

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everythingfox

“I rescued a pregnant street dog and her babies really enjoy hiding.”

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robotcorsair

Translation: My kids all like hiding now. I have one kid here… Where’s the rest? *baby voice* Where’s all the children? Where’s all the babies? Everyone’s coming out of their hiding places, guys! Oh fuck! Look at this! Look at these beautiful children!