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Hey m'dude, haven't heard about you in a while. Have you been doing okay? Is this blog still alive?

Hi!! Sorry for the late reply - I’m okay thank you;) all is well, I’m just in a transitional moment irl so I don’t really have the time or energy to keep up with the blog- it’s not dead i promise just on sleep mode 😅 i will def get back to it when things have settled a bit! :))

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Please sign the petition!!!

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Friendly Reminder That Sending Positive Energy and Intentions is Not a Substitute for Action

❣️ Protest

Attend your local rallies, marches, and demonstrations. Although these events aren’t for everyone, showing up is important when you can.

❣️ Donate

Reclaim The Block: Reclaim The Block organizes the Minneapolis community to move money from the police department to other areas of the city.

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.: The Legal Defense and Education Fund is a nationwide organization that fights for racial justify and investigates police-involved murders.

Black Lives Matter: Black Lives Matter is an organization that builds power to provide justice, freedom, and healing to Black people all across the world. 

Black Visions Collective: Black Visions Collective is a Black-led, Queer and Trans centering organization whose mission is to organize powerful, connected Black communities and dismantle systems of violence.

Color of Change: Color Of Change helps people respond effectively and take action to injustice in the world. 

The American Civil Liberties Union: The ACLU works in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 

Dignity and Power Now: DPN fights for the dignity and power of all incarcerated people, their families, and communities. 

The Okra Project: The Okra Project pays Black Trans chefs to cook for Black Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) people, at no charge for them.

The Loveland Foundation: The Loveland Foundation commits to supporting communities of color, and specifically aims to help Black women and girls.

The National Bail Funds Network: The National Bail Fund Network is made up of over sixty community bail and bond funds across the country.

We The Protesters: We The Protesters is a national organization focused on ending racism and police violence in the United States.

The Marsha P. Johnson Institute: The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and defends the human rights of black transgender people.

Even More Organizations to Support

❣️ Support Businesses/Creators of Color

6 Fashion Brands Donating 100% Of Sales To The Black Community Right Now

10 black-owned fashion brands to support instead of Dolls Kill

9 Black Owned Body & Skincare Alternatives to Lush

50+ Black-Owned Fashion Brands and Stores to Support Now and Always

39 Black-Owned Businesses You Can Support Today and Everyday

125 Black-Owned Businesses to Support Right Now

49 Black-Owned Fashion Businesses To Support

62 Black-Owned Brands to Support Today and Every Day

99+ Black-Owned Fashion Brands to Know

36 Black-Owned Brands to Support Today, Tomorrow, and Forever

10 black-owned food businesses to support — now and always

16 Black-Owned Food And Kitchen Brands You Can Support Right Now And Always

41 Black-Owned Beauty Brands to Support Now and Always

8 Black Artists To Support — And Give Your Home An Upgrade While You’re At It

10 More Dope Black Women Visual Artists You Should Support

❣️ Advocate

Write your representatives, you can even use this handy linktree from @defundemail

Take the time to welcome new perspectives into your life by reading more books about race, power and the black experience

Listen to stories from people of color through podcasts, documentaries, and interviews

Read and take in these suggestions

11 Things You Can Do To Help Black Lives Matter End Police Violence

75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice

For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies

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Hey everyone! If you’re looking for another way to passively donate, Hozier recently pledged all future royalties from his song Jackboot Jump to go to Black Lives Matter and NAACP.

Stream it here: YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Google Play.

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For George. For Breonna. For Ahmaud. For Tony. For David. For all of Black America. We fight.

Many of us were already feeling exhausted and hopeless as we weathered the storm of COVID-19. Then, the stories behind names like David McAtee, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and countless others whose lives have been affected by police brutality and white supremacy started flooding the news and our feeds — and we know there are many more whose stories we haven’t heard.

We might feel tired. We might feel too angry to cry, or we might feel like tears are all we have left. But one thing’s certain: we’re desperate for change, and there’s a lot of work to be done.

We need to create the space to grieve for our Black communities, and we also need to create the space to fight. It took weeks of action for charges to be brought against the police officers involved in George Floyd’s senseless and brutal murder. At the same time, the protesters demanding justice and accountability are being jailed, attacked, and vilified — even by the president of the United States. 

White supremacy is more than lynching and white hoods — it’s in the biases people hold when they see Black people and how violently those biases can play out. It’s in the over-policing of Black people, upheld through racist institutions that inflict violence without punishment under the law. 

It’s that same white supremacy that shows up in policies that attack our bodily autonomy, which makes the promise of reproductive freedom unattainable for Black people in this country. Every governing system — education, policing, transportation, housing, health care, and more — needs accountability. And we can’t stop fighting until Black Americans can go for a walk, bird watch, protest against violence, or live their everyday lives without the fear of violence. We can’t stop fighting until the systems of racialized oppression and dehumanization are transformed.

That’s why we must speak out to bring injustice to light. The passion and power coming from people around the world who are organizing for justice is inspiring. If you’re unsure where to put your passion and your power, here are some ways to get involved: 

Join the Movement for Black Lives Week of Action: Visit their site to get resources, messaging, and tactics for each day of the Week of Action in defense of Black lives.

Urge Congress to take action: Urge your members of Congress to support Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Barbara Lee, and Karen Bass’s resolution to condemn police brutality, racial profiling, and use of excessive force.

Support local bail funds: Support protesters in your city by finding local bail funds, or donate here to have your donation divided between cities across the country. 

Increase power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities: Support BVM Capacity Building Institute and help provide training and support for community-based organizations.

Educate yourself and the people around you: We encourage non-black allies to deepen their understanding of how racism affects us all by reading these anti-racism resources and having conversations with family and friends. 

We must demand accountability. We must demand justice. We must demand an end to the inequity that continues to define every moment of life for Black America. There’s hard work ahead, especially for white people and people in power. This is a battle we all need to fight.

Here with you until justice is won,

Planned Parenthood

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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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there’s a petition to charge the first medical examiner for lying about george’s death chng(.)it/bVbvbTnmyh heres a link cause idk if it was shared her on tumblr

HERE IT IS

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IF YOU’RE SHORT ON CASH, HERE’S ANOTHER WAY TO DONATE TO BLM WHILE BROWSING THE INTERNET:

There’s an extension called Tab for a Cause that donates money to charity every time you open a new tab (on Chrome or Firefox).

Basically, it puts two or three small ads on your new tab page and then donates the ad revenue to charity.

You’ll get Hearts every time you open up a page, which act as “votes” that you can donate to various charities to tell Tab for a Cause where you want your money to go.

There are a few charities that are always available for donations, but Tab for a Cause also “spotlights” a new charity every month – and starting today (June 2), in support of the BLM movement, the spotlighted charity is the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Also, did I mention it’s incredibly gorgeous and functional, too? You can customize your new tab background, take notes, create to-do lists and more (I’ve been using this extension for several years and I still have yet to get sick of it)!!

For those concerned about possible scams, this extension is super transparent. All of its code is open-source (x) (x) (x), and you can see all its quarterly financial reports right here.

Seriously, this is so so so easy – I usually hate posts that are all “there’s no reason not to do this!” but right now, I genuinely cannot think of even a single reason not to do this. 

That said, if there is somehow something standing in your way, you can still help by boosting this post like crazy – I’m not a big blog, so every share counts. Otherwise, please take 30 seconds and install Tab for a Cause by clicking this link or typing tab.gladly.io into your search bar.

(By the way, that if you use the specific link in this post, it’ll register as a referral for me, which will give me 250 bonus hearts to donate to NAACP… just saying.)

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Miss you! I’ve been reading ASOIAF along with you and I can’t wait for your comments on the rest of ASOS!

HI anon!!! I miss you too 🥰 Sorry for the hiatus - I’ve just been pretty buzy irl and not really reading anything tbh, I swear I’ll come back as soon as things calm down a bit :D I’ll catch up with you eventually 😏 

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@rougeam ha risposto al tuo post “I only know one thing about Joanna Lannister - that “they said she...”

She was definitely a top

she definitely was!!!!

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When I thought I couldn’t love Oberyn more...

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I only know one thing about Joanna Lannister - that “they said she used to rule Tywin” - and I have to stan bye

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EXCUSE ME???? 

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Oberyn is here!!!!

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Pod acing his heraldry test I’m so proud of him