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BEYONCÉ wins Album of the Year for "Cowboy Carter" at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards — February 2, 2025

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go watch the grammys ok shh

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Hey what's this I'm hearing bout Trump ordering that your gender is whatever yours were at conception? Are y'all all females now or what

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Per NewsRated...

The following cities are CONFIRMED to have expected ICE deportation operations starting Tuesday and continuing into next week:

- Chicago - Los Angeles - New York - Boston - Miami - Washington, D.C. - Denver - Houston - San Antonio - Dallas

Phase 2 is expected to include a significantly larger and militarized deportation force and is expected to occur in the cities with the largest populations of undocumented immigrants.

The current list of cities included in the phase 2 operations are:

- San Francisco / Bay Area - Los Angeles - New York - Chicago - Miami - Seattle - Portland - Austin

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To the countless immigrants who are wonderful human beings and contributing members of our increasingly f'd up society here in America… I’m sorry we failed you. First, by not fixing the system to make the process reasonable since at the end of the day majority of people in this country ARE DESCENDANTS OF IMMIGRANTS.

But now this. 😔

To everyone else and especially those rooting for all of this: you have no idea how this is going to negatively affect so much. The long-term economic impact will be devastating, amongst the numerous other issues this will create for us all. Good luck.

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1/20/2025. 9:08 PM

With the upcoming mass deportations starting tomorrow, here is a website to track and report ICE (immigration) sightings.

These are your rights:

ICIRR’s Support Hotline: 1-855-435-7693 (24hr/day)

If you are not an immigrant and wish to help, when you see ICE officers you can report on the website listed above. you can also use these words to warn others:

Immigrasie (afrikaans)

Muhaajir (arabic)

Abhibāsana (bengali)

Yímín or yímín guān (chinese)

Imigrayson (filipino/haitian creole)

Āprāvasa (hindi)

Immigrazione (italian)

Ijū or nyūkoko shinsakan (japanese)

Iminja (korean)

Imigração (portugese)

Imīgrēśana (punjabi)

La migra (spanish)

Uhamiaji (swahili)

Sở di trú (vietnamese)

please feel free to add your own resources or translations in the reblogs (i only speak english) and i will add them to the list. if i got any translations wrong please let me know privately through ask or dm so i can fix it. stay safe.

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struggling with how to word this, but putting it out there anyway:

i can fully understand the posts on here from a lot of americans being tired of "vote blue no matter who" posts when the #1 thing that people are constantly (and sometimes only?) addressing is how the republican party is going treat trans/queer people if elected.

it's part of an unfortunate pattern of prioritizing the effects on a demographic that includes white + upper class people, when people of color and those in the global south are actively and currently being killed or relegated to circumstances in which their survival is very unlikely

it is genuinely exhausting to witness this, and i was also on the fence about even participating in voting because i a) felt like it didn't matter and b) every time i voiced being frustrated with the current state of the country, white queer people would immediately step in with "but what about trans people!" -> (i am mixed race trans man)

and i say this with unending patience toward people who do this, because i know that it's not something they actively think about. but everyone already knows how the republican party is going to treat queer people. you are probably talking to another queer person when you bring up project 2025. the issue is that, for those of us who aren't white, or for those of us who are but who are conscious of ongoing struggles for people of color worldwide, the safety of people around the world feels more urgent than our own. that is the calculation that's being made.

you're not going to win votes for the democratic party by dismissing or minimizing these realities and by continually centering (white) queer people.

very few people on here and twitter are actually talking about issues beyond queer rights that concern people of color, or how the two administrations differ on these issues instead of constantly circling back to single-issue politics. this isn't an exhaustive list. but these are the issues that have actually altered my perspective and motivated me to the point of committing to casting a vote

the biden administration has been engaged in a years-long fight to allow new applicants to DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program that allows undocumented individuals who arrived as children to remain in the country) after the Trump administration attempted to terminate it. the program is in limbo currently because of the actions of Trump-backed judges, with those who applied before the ruling being allowed to stay, but no new applications are being processed. Trump has repeatedly toyed with the idea of just deporting the 1.8 million people, but he continues to change his mind depending on whatever the fuck goes on in his head. he cannot be relied on to be sympathetic toward people of hispanic descent or to guarantee that DREAMers will be allowed stay in the country. biden + a democratic controlled congress will allow legal challenges to the DACA moratorium to gain ground.

the biden administration is open to returning and protecting portions of culturally important indigenous land in a way that the trump administration absolutely does not give a fuck. as of may 2024, they have established seven national monuments with plans to expand the San Gabriel Monument where the Gabrielino, Kizh / Tongva, the Chumash, Kitanemuk, Serrano, and Tataviam reside. the Berryessa Snow Mountain is also on the list, as a sacred region to the Patwin.

i'm recognizing that the US's plans for clean energy have often come into conflict with tribal sovereignty, and the biden administration could absolutely do better in navigating this. but the unfortunate dichotomy is that there would be zero commitment or investment in clean energy under a trump-led government, which poses an astounding existential threat and destabilizing force to the global south beyond any human-to-human conflict. climate change has caused and will continue to cause resource shortages, greater natural disasters, and near-lethal living conditions for those in the tropics - and the actions of the highest energy consumers (US) are to blame. biden has funneled billions of dollars into climate change mitigation and clean energy generation - trump does not believe that any of it matters.

i may circle back to this and add more as it comes up, but i'm hoping that those who are skeptical / discouraged / tired of the white queer-centric discourse on tumblr and twitter can at least process some of this. please feel free to add more articles + points but i'm asking for the sake of this post to please focus on issues that affect people of color.

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i really need a plan to relax and breathe this month

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i was notified by my SIL that denver was added to the mass deportation raid list, so i wanted to share information in case anyone needs to know what to do if they're targeted, no matter what city (images first, followed by text)

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I am sending this message to everyone. Please forward to anyone you know who may need to know about these rights and resources as Denver was just added to the deportation raid list.

You DO NOT need to open your door.

You DO NOT need to let them into your home.

You DO NOT need to speak to agents.

You DO NOT need to sign absolutely anything.

Even if you are not a citizen, you have rights under the constitution. These include the right to be silent and the right to not have unlawful search. Even if you believe your rights are being violated, don't resist. It won't help.

Be prepared. Do the following:

1. If an officer knocks on your door: Do not open the door. Teach your children not to open the door. Officers must have a warrant signed by a judge to enter your home. ICE “warrants” are not signed by judges; they are ICE forms signed by ICE officers and they do not grant authority to enter a home without consent of the occupant. If you are unsure if a warrant is signed by a judge, do not open your door. Do not let them in.

2. If they do take you, do not lie about your status. Dont say anything. Find lawyers in your area. Don't call unless you need to. Those with lawyers are significantly more likely to not be deported. You can find low cost nonprofits here: https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/

3. Create a safety plan. Know your emergency contact numbers. If you have children, let the school know who else can pick up your children if needed. Provide authorization in writing to an emergency contact allowing them to make legal and medical decisions for your child.

4. Emergency documents. Gather documents showing the length of time you have been in the United States; the most recent two years are most important. This can include U.S. income tax returns, utility bills, leases, school records, medical records, bank records, or other documents. Make sure your emergency contact knows where to find your documents.

5. Print a red card or find places that are giving them out. They are printed in multiple languages and outline your rights. You can present them or show them through your window to any ICE agent who may approach you. DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR TO GIVE IT TO THEM.

https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas

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god gives his biggest challenges to his strongest soldiers!!!!

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everything is gonna be ok cause youre a bad bitch

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Prayer circle for Donald Trump to have the most theatrical and embarrassing fatal heart attack as he gives his inauguration speech. 🙏

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