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A Single Black Father facing eviction is asking for help. He had to change his hours to take care of his daughter, it’s been hard trying to keep up with rent and he’s fallen behind. If we each give $1 he’ll reach his goal. We’ve helped 167 people so far, let’s keep going.

Oíche Shamhna shona duit! Very excited to announce that I've been selected as the COVER ARTIST for @taplingzines.bsky.social 's upcoming project. As a Métis artist, I'm excited to bring my culture and perspective to a such a wonderful publication & am ecstatic to see the work of my fellow artists.

Republicans who blather about opposing censorship, have no problem banning books, closing libraries or arresting people who dare to say the wrong thing about sainted bigot, Charlie Kirk.

Abolish qualified immunity and other governmental immunities.

My fucking state. Ugh.

To borrow a statement from Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince, "I hope he puts up so much litigation that even the Sheriff's grandchildren would be footing the bill."

The two Charlie Kirk acolytes who "debated" black TSU students did way more to incite violence than this guy.

Larry Bushart, 61, of Lexington, Tenn., had been locked up since Sept. 21 for posting a meme that quoted President Trump, saying "we have to get over it" in response to a shooting in Perry, Iowa

Bushart had been unable to post a $2 million bond. As a result he lost his job doing medical transport.

Charges Dropped: Tennessee authorities dismiss charges against man who posted Trump meme Newly released video raises new questions about the arrest of a progressive Tennessee man for posting a Trump meme in a Facebook group

Charges were suddenly dropped this week against a Tennessee man who had been jailed for more than a month for posting a Trump meme

$60 left, let’s get her there and help the next person🖤

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Trans Healthcare Is Rippling Through State Courts A North Dakota case upholding a ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids should trouble people who care about the dignity of trans people.

A North Dakota case upholding a ban on gender-affirming care for kids highlights the dangers of assuming trans identity is inherently medical, writes @nyulaw.bsky.social student Morgan Munroe for @statecourtreport.org.

Check out her piece for an important perspective that doesn't get much airtime.

I'll thread authors doing similar offers here!

8. By the time Dawn of the Dead released in the late 1970s and zombies went "viral" (pun intended) they started to become the modern phenomenon they are today.

But both vampires and zombies are steeped slavery lore and the presence of Black/African people in the West

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George Romero's Night of the Living Dead 1968. Starring a Black protagonist when very few movies had a Black leading character

7. So the zombie evolves as:

1. Black victim of slavery
2. White victim of black magic

until George Romero reinvented the zombie in 1968 to the mindless, violent, consuming monster, in "Night of the Living Dead."

It became a critique of the Vietnam & violent Civil rights era led by a Black man

1932 movie "White Zombie"

6. But it was the 1932 movie "The White Zombie" that made the zombie a cultural sensation.

A white woman moves to Haiti to marry her plantation owner fiancé. But he was a jealous man. So he asks a Vodou priest to turn her into a zombie so he could control her

Notice "white" zombie.

1929 book, The Magic Island by William Seabrook

4. But what really cemented it was a 1929 book called "The Magic Island" by William Seabrook that features a white adventurer chronicling his travels on the Haitian island.

He writes of black magic, vodou ceremonies, and "zombie making." Corpses taken from the grave and made to work the fields

It doesnt stop there. Did you know "zombies" are an African creation?

Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'

It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not

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Text: "The Black Vampyre; Legend of St. Domingo" by Uriah Derick D'Arcy written in 1819. The story of an enslaved man in St Domingo (modern day Haiti) who was thrown overboard as his enslaver attempted to kill him. He not only survives, he lives forever, and marries one of his enslaver's descendants. Reminds me of "Sinners" in a way

Wanna hear a scary story?

The first American vampire was Black.

Seriously.

78 years before Dracula appeared in American literature, there was "The Black Vampyre" by Uriah D'Arcy.

It was written in 1819 as an antislavery critique and the effect the Haitian Revolution had on the States

the jumanji crew, with the jumanji jeep from the movie, starting off in a jungle location. Capcom-looking elephant in the midground #pixelart

Mouse can't eat cake. Yet he carries it along for others to recharge

character selection

Title screen with that classic coin-op feel #pixelart

Jumanji as a brawler #art #digitalart #gamedev #pixelart

Frog, ever the know-it-all, points out all the shortcomings of Toad's housekeeping. It is true, though, that Toad's house is a mighty mess, including a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. From "Tomorrow" In *Days with Frog and Toad*

“Your windows need scrubbing,” said Frog. “Your plants need watering.”

“Tomorrow!” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow!”

Support Jamaica – Official Disaster Relief & Recovery Portal Join hands with the Government of Jamaica. Support national disaster relief, locate shelters, and stay informed on Hurricane Melissa updates.

An official support site for Hurricane Melissa relief in Jamaica is now available, launched by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).

Any support would be welcome to those in need!
supportjamaica.gov.jm

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Well, things are gonna get real tough. I'm one of the people not getting food assistance next month. I am reopening my commissions until this mess is over, I'm burnt out so slots are limited, but even with my job currently I don't think I can afford food and meds.

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If 20 people donate $20, I can order groceries tomorrow and stock my kitchen for two weeks.

Please understand that people will not be "going without SNAP/EBT/food stamps" - people will be going without FOOD.

Actually and literally.

A common theme of Trump II is an utterly cowardly class of elites while everyday regular people have risen to the occasion

⭐ TrueRef is looking to hire a Chicago area based carpenter/prop maker to build us a mechanical 360 spinning platform.

It'd be an ASAP deadline as I keep getting flaked out on and it's an absolute must have for TrueRef at this point.

DM me for more information!

This isn’t true, but it is true that slaveowners routinely enslaved and sold their children.

Picture credit?

I was like, "no I got it"
I don't got it 🥲

Yeah there's no shame in it, I just haven't gotten around to it yet

He's so cool

So I'm finding out I may have been flirted with in post...

So.

There's that.

I was clued in when he asked for a hug(?)

At least it waited for you