#1984 riots

[townpostin]

Satnam Singh Gambhir Reaffirms Commitment to 1984 Riots Victims' Compensation

Eastern India President of All India Sikh Students Federation, Satnam Singh Gambhir, pushes for justice and compensation for 1984 riots victims. In a crucial step towards securing justice for the victims of the 1984 riots, Satnam Singh Gambhir, Eastern India President of the All India Sikh Students Federation, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring compensation for all affected…

[literatureaesthetic]

currently reading 1984 by george orwell, and the parallels to england right now (and rising facism in europe as a whole, honestly) is harrowing. the idea that people who are unable to think are easier to control. the destruction of literature to reduce free thought (brings to mind the english rioters who literally burned libraries down).

i mentioned in a previous post that a large percentage of working/lower class populations are uneducated. education is made inaccessible by the government through insane tuition fees and student loans that'll take a lifetime to repay. the lower class are also unable to spend the time acquiring a degree and pursuing education because they have bills to pay. work or study, you can't do both.

the government ensures the lower-class remains in poverty, and what does the lower-class do? they blame people of colour, refugees, and immigrants for the lack of jobs. it's not poc that makes it hard for you to get the job. it's the rich. it's the system working as it was designed to do. throw in the fact that white people have been voting tories into leadership for the past DECADE due to the tory government's racist and anti-migrant promises (which they never delivered on lmao), of course you're struggling to make ends meet. it's ouroboros: the serpent biting its own tail.

the way this anger and rage over the cost of living, the lack of jobs, and employability are very valid concerns, but rather than address those concerns productively, you're attacking poc?? aka, the people who are in the EXACT same boat as you. if not a worser boat because they're having to expend double, if not triple, the amount of energy to make a living in this country because they're black, asian, or a refugee.

people who say literature is unimportant, a literature degree is a "waste"......if the far-right racists who are rioting in england had access to literary studies, these riots wouldn't exist.

[yeezo]

Dear God....

No....

IT'S STARTED

[fairysteve]

wip excerpt from so close yet so far away (the distance is shorter than you think)

Eddie walks into Gareth’s bedroom, expecting it to be empty. Jeff has no interest in stick-and-pokesm and Frank had other plans, so it should only be the two of them. But standing by Gareth’s desk and looking through his music collection is no other than Steve “King” Harrington. And he’s looking mighty comfortable in a bedroom that he has no reason - no right - to be in. Just standing there reading the back of a casette, wearing the tightest shirt, tightest jeans, tightest everything.

Before Eddie can say anything however, Gareth walks in, completely unsurprised at Harrington’s presence. In fact, Gareth only pauses to close the door behind him and hand Eddie a Yoo-Hoo before walking up to Harrington to see what cassette caught his attention.

“I should play Bad Boy for you later. I think you’d like it.” Gareth notes, picking the Quiet Riot cassette out of Harrington’s hands and putting it aside. “Eddie’s here, so we can start.”

Eddie looks up from the bottle he had been opening when he hears his name, and offers Harrington something that might be a smile. It’s not answered. Instead, Harrington looks down at Gareth with a pout.

“You didn’t say anyone else was coming.”

“Eddie’s safe.” Gareth puts a hand on Harrington’s arm for balance before kissing his pout away.

Eddie did not spend two years lying about not having a crush on Steve Harrington for this to happen. He almost drops the bottle, his mind blanking at the sudden influx of information; Harrington has been okay with kissing guys this whole time, Harrington is kissing Gareth, Gareth is kissing Harrington, when the fuck did that happen, and did Gareth say earlier that Harrington would like a metal song?

His mouth must be hanging open. This can’t be real.

Harrington looks much happier when the kiss breaks, and finally acknowledges that Eddie has been standing there this whole time.

“I’m Steve. I think we had Social Studies together?”

They did. Eddie didn’t think Harring- Steve knew.

“Uh, yeah. Ms O’Donell. She hates me.”

“I think she hates everyone,” Steve gives a little laugh that shouldn’t be cute but somehow manages to be. “So, did you give yourself those then?”

He’s nodding to the swarm of bats on Eddie’s arm, and it takes a moment before it connects that Steve is there for stick-and-pokes. Eddie is really done with getting surprised by him.

“They’re a good warm-up.” Eddie shrugs off, and finally opens his bottle. He immediately gulps some of the chocolate milk down to avoid more conversation. He still can’t believe what’s happening. It’s almost more shocking that Steve is interested in tattoos than guys.

“You didn’t forget your lighter, right?” Gareth asks. He had been gathering the supplies they’ll need while Eddie and Steve talked, and has beginning to set up on the bed.

Eddie is about to find his own when Steve gets one out of his pocket and hands it over. Okay then. Better for him to save on lighter fuel.

“I’ve got the ink.” Eddie offers instead, putting the bottle under his arm so he has both hands free to go through his pockets for the small container.

It doesn’t take them that long to set before up, and Eddie finds himself sitting on the floor with his back against the bed, adding another bat to the swarm. Gareth and Steve are up on the bed, talking through something as Eddie works. He does his best to not listen, doesn’t want to hear them being all gross and in love. (He’s happy if Gareth’s happy, but… Steve. It’s kind of hard to see his long-time crush with someone else, especially when he used to think he had a crush on an asshole. But Steve is actually kind of awkwardly charming and it sucks.)

Eddie has been humming melodies as he worked, trying to figure out a bridge for a song he’s working on. Focused on the music and the repeating pattern of the stick and poke, he doesn’t notice at first that the others have moved from the bed. He almost drops the needle when he looks up and Steve is suddenly next to him, curiously watching the process.

“Does it hurt?” Steve asks, when he notices that Eddie’s paused.

“Not if you do it right. Unless you have a low pain tolerance.”

“Yeah, no, no need to worry about that.” Steve gives a little laugh again, but it’s much more bitter than the first one. Eddie doesn’t know what to do about the revelation that Steve Harrington has more layers to him than an asshole jock that peaked in high school. How the hell does Gareth handle this?

[dijidweeeb]

Hit Parader Magazine, September (1984) Motley Crue vs. Quiet Riot

[theersatzcowboy]

The Killing Floor (1984)

A stunning dramatization of the little-known, complex story of integrating the labor movement of Chicago's meatpacking industry, and the Chicago Race Riots of 1919.

Director: Bill Duke

Cinematographer: William Birch

Starring: Damien Leake, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Farina, Ernest Rayford, Moses Gunn, Clarence Felder, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and John Mahoney.

[eyelinertestosterone]

QUIET RIOT-SIGN OF THE TIMES

[maroonpaper]

The Untold Story Of The Assassination Of Indira Gandhi: Unraveling The Threads Of Tragedy | MaroonPaper

The assassination of Indira Gandhi, a towering figure in Indian politics, unleashed a torrent of unprecedented violence and upheaval that rippled across the nation. While history records the stark facts of her demise, it is essential to explore the event in its entirety, offering a comprehensive understanding of the factors that culminated in this fateful moment.

[onlinesikhstore]

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[longliverockback]

Quiet Riot Winners Take All b/w Red Alert 1984 Epic —————————————————

* Long Live Rock Archive

[todayworldnews2k21]

Golden Temple observes 'Bandi Chhor Divas' in low-key ceremony with no fireworks

In adherence to the Akal Takht Sahib’s directive, the Golden Temple on November 1 observed ‘Bandi Chhor Diwas’ with a subdued celebration, marking the event with traditional lighting but refraining from the usual fireworks and elaborate displays. The Akal Takht, the highest temporal authority of Sikhs, had called for a restrained observance of ‘Bandi Chhor Diwas’ — a festival that celebrates the…

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

THE TRANSITION FROM UK82 INTO UKHC BEGINS NOW -- WELCOME TO 1984.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on live shots of UK82/UKHC band THE VARUKERS, during the band's "Another Religion, Another War" line-up, performing live at the 100 Club, London, UK, c. 1984.

"Rat" Martin -- voice

Damien Thompson -- guitar

Mark "Brick" Briscoe -- bass guitar

Andy Baker -- drums

Source: www.artofthestate.co.uk/punk-2/punk-photos/the-varukers.

[lok-shakti]

कानपुर में सिख विरोधी दंगों की जांच कर रही SIT का समाप्त हो गया कार्यकाल, कई आरोपी अभी भी फरार

कानपुर में सिख विरोधी दंगों की जांच कर रही SIT का समाप्त हो गया कार्यकाल, कई आरोपी अभी भी फरार

सुमित शर्मा, कानपुरयूपी के कानपुर में 1984 का दंगा भड़क गया था। सिख विरोधी दंगे में 127 सिखों की बेरहमी से हत्या कर दी गई थी। सिख विरोधी दंगे की जांच के लिए 38 साल बाद शासन ने एसआईटी का गठन किया था। एसआईटी का बुधवार (30 नवंबर) से कार्यकाल समाप्त हो रहा है। डीआईजी एसआईटी बालेंदु भूषण ने शासन से एक महीने का कार्यकाल बढ़ाए जाने का समय मांगा है। एसआईटी इस मामले 41 में से 40 आरोपियों के खिलाफ कोर्ट में…

[thyme-in-a-bubble]

a list of some autumnal movies/series 🍂

i am nothing if not an organised little goblin who can not stop themself from making a good list. this is just in case you want something with that fall vibe but can't think of any. just close your eyes and point somewhere on this little list, or even put the numbers in a generator and go with whatever the result is ♡

winter | spring | summer

🥧 ‧₊˚ ⋅ movies ⋅˚₊‧

nosferatu (1922) 

sabrina (1954)

the creature from the black lagoon (1954)

psycho (1960)

rosemary’s baby (1968)

the rocky horror picture show (1975)

halloween franchise (1978-)

friday the 13th franchise (1980-)

an american werewolf in london (1981)

dark crystal (1982)

a nightmare on elm street (1984)

ghostbusters (1984-)

ronja rövardotter (1984)

clue (1985)

princess bride (1987)

the witches of eastwick (1987)

elvira mistress of the dark (1988)

dead poets society (1989)

when harry met sally (1989)

ghost (1990)

the witches (1990)

death becomes her (1992)

hocus pocus (1993)

addams family values (1993)

interview with a vampie (1994)

the craft (1996)

the first wifes club (1996)

the scream franchise (1996-)

halloweentown (1998)

practical magic (1998)

you’ve got mail (1998)

the blair witch project (1999)

sleepy hollow (1999)

chocolat (2000)

amelie (2001)

the lord of the rings franchise (2001-2003)

scooby doo (2002)

school of rock (2003)

mona lisa smile (2003)

peter pan (2003)

pirates of the caribbean franchise (2003-2017)

north & south (2004)

pride and prejudice (2005)

the descent (2005)

just like heaven (2005)

the devil wears prada (2006)

the lake house (2006)

penelope (2006)

el orfanato (2007)

juno (2007)

ratatouille (2007)

bridge to terabithia (2007)

the edge of love (2008)

twilight (2008)

the curious case of benjamin button (2008)

julie & julia (2009)

jennifer’s body (2009)

dorian gray (2009)

coraline (2009)

true grit (2010)

the cabin in the woods (2011)

jane eyre (2011)

wuthering heights (2011)

perks of being a wallflower (2012)

the odd life of timothy green (2012)

hotel transylvania (2012-)

the conjuring franchise (2013-)

what we do in the shadows (2014)

the riot club (2014)

as above so below (2014)

john wick (2014-)

the age of adaline (2015)

the witch (2015)

far from the madding crowd (2015)

the edge of seventeen (2016)

paterson (2016)

20th century woman (2016)

the love witch (2016)

mary shelly (2017)

murder on the orient express (2017)

get out (2017)

a quiet place (2018 + 2020)

the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society (2018)

on the basis of sex (2018)

knives out (2019)

ready or not (2019)

the lighthouse (2019)

little women (2019)

the gentlemen (2019)

emma (2020)

ammonite (2020)

the dig (2021)

fear street trilogy (2021)

good luck to you, leo grande (2022)

the batman (2022)

fresh (2022)

bodies bodies bodies (2022)

mr malcom's list (2022)

totally killer (2023)

slay (2024)

🧦 ‧₊˚ ⋅ series ⋅˚₊‧

moomin (1990-1992)

twin peaks (1990-1991)

x files (1993-2018)

buffy the vampire slayer (1997-2003)

gilmore girls (2000-2007)

supernatural (2005-2020)

criminal minds (2005-2020, 2022-)

vampire diaries (2009-2017) / the originals (2013-2018) / legacies (2018-2022)

downton abbey (2010-2015)

the walking dead (2010-2022)

once upon a time (2011-2018)

american horror story (2011-)

teen wolf (2011-2017)

peaky blinders (2013-2022)

outlander (2014-)

how to get away with murder (2014-2020)

the magicians (2015-2020)

izombie (2015-2019)

poldark (2015-2019)

critical role (2015-)

stranger things (2016-)

ghost files / buzzfeed unsolved (2016-)

lucifer (2016-2021)

shadowhunters (2016-2019)

anne with an e (2017-2019)

the good fight (2017-2022)

riverdale (2017-2023)

manifest (2018-2023)

killing eve (2018-2022)

succession (2018-2023)

you (2018-)

a discovery of witches (2018-2022)

the chilling adventures of sabrina (2018-2020)

dickinson (2019-2021)

virgin river (2019-)

carnival row (2019-2023)

the witcher (2019-)

the umbrella academy (2019-2024)

sanditon (2019-2023)

the haunting of bly manor (2020)

i’ll be gone in the dark (2020)

queens gambit (2020)

the great (2020-2023)

shadow and bone (2021-2023)

the nevers (2021-2023)

wednesday (2022-)

interview with the vampire (2022-)

vikings valhalla (2022-2024)

lessons in chemistry (2023)

my lady jane (2024-)

[pixelsandpins]

Let's say you see the new Venom movie this weekend. Then you want to read the comics. Reading guides can be very overwhelming. So as a Venomaniac, let me give a broader approach discussing main storylines, what's worth your time, and where I think you should/could start.

80s-90s: Origin, First Villain Run, Transition to Hero

The Alien Suit Saga begins in Amazing Spider-Man #252 (1984) after Peter finds the goo in Secret Wars #8. Then more specific Eddie/Venom shenanigans start in 298-300. Venom's whole origin story can be found in a trade paperback (aka a TPB) called Spiderman: Birth of Venom which also includes issues from other series to fill out the story. Venom continues to be a villain in Spider-Man for awhile, so most of his story up through 1993 is found across Amazing Spider-Man and Web of Spider-Man. There're couple of collections that cover parts of this, but the most complete is Spider-Man Vs Venom. From this era you can also get the trade paperback called Carnage: Born in Blood which covers the arrival and birth of Carnage. A more in depth reading guide will give you these individual issues, and you can find them all in Marvel Unlimited or other online source.

(I'm having a hard time finding what I feel is the optimal link, but these have the information, at least).

Birth of Venom individual issues.

Birth of Carnage individual issues.

These are all very 80s and 90s comics, however, so they require a little bit of fortitude if you've never read comics before. This theme will continue up through Venom's solo work through the 90s.

Venom's solo stuff begins with Venom: Lethal Protector in 1993 (available as a TPB). This is the arc where Eddie moves from villain to hero. It also introduces the first symbiote spawn and a few other major lore elements.

Up through the rest of the decade there are A LOT of 3-4 issue mini-runs starting with Venom: Funeral Pyre. You can knock each of them out in an evening, and they provide some details about character and story. You absolutely don't have to read most. There are some key ones, though, where the lore carries through:

Venom: The Madness brings value not in lore, but in narrative. It shows the way Eddie and the other physiologically affect each other. It's also just really good.

Venom: Separation Anxiety separates Eddie and the symbiote, exploring the changes in their relationship and deals with more spawn. This one is a major influence on the first movie.

Carnage: Unleashed gives more development to Carnage and sets a story beat up for later.

Go back to Spider-Man for Planet of the Symbiotes. This expands on symbiote lore and is a key element of Eddie and the others relationship. You can read it as individual issues or as a TPB. This one has a major influence on Venom 1 and 3.

Venom: Sinner Takes All introduces She-Venom, traumatizes Anne, and sets some later lore hooks for story.

Venom: The Hunger expands on the brain eating/addiction and introduces the chocolate substitute. They also hold hands at the movies, and I think that's super important, personally.

Venom: Seed of Darkness is one of the lesser priority ones but does provide some interesting Eddie backstory.

Venom: Finale the symbiote temporarily dies, and it sets up narrative for future comics.

If you've never read comics before, this whole era might be a difficult starting place. Mostly because the ethos of comics have changed, and it can be harder to connect with material from the 80s and 90s. It's not bad, it's just different. It's kind of essential narrative and lore establishment, however. So either accept the challenge or come back to it later and accept you'll have gaps in the lore. If you've read pre-2000s comics before, you'll be fine. Read from the beginning. It's a riot.

Venomnibus 1 and 2 covers this era.

2000-2010

There's a bit of a tricky transition here over the change in millennia as Venom goes back to being a villain for a bit, joining the Sinister Six. Because of this most of the story moves back to Spider-Man. The problem is: there's major story shit introduced, and there isn't a collected edition that covers this era properly. You'll require a reading guide or accept the lore gap.

In 2003 they get their shit together, and Venom becomes a hero again. The first solo run here is Venom Vol 1 by Daniel Way. This is collected into 4-5 trades, also appears in Venomnibus 3, and consists of 4 arcs. This one never got narratively resolved, but Wolverine is there. So that's something. This is probably the most skippable of the "big series" however you could use this as a starting place. It's early enough that you won't be missing the second phase of lore, and it's a more "modern" story. However, it's not the strongest of the runs, so it might set the wrong expectations.

Venom/Carnage is pretty good, introduces Toxin, and transitions us into the next narrative beat.

The Symbiote and Eddie Part Company, Scorpion!Venom Begins

Here is where Venom becomes a villain again!

Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #5-12 are often left off reading guides, but they transition the symbiote from Eddie to Angelo Fortunato to Mac Gargan.

Gargan, as Venom, then joins the Thunderbolts for a while. This is in Thunderbolts #110-127

Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man is the story of Mac Gargan fuckin' around as Venom/Dark Spider-Man

I'm of the opinion you can pretty much skip the entire Gargan era, and you won't lose much going forward.

Venomnibus 3 also collects much of this.

Also skip Venom: Dark Origin, for now. It sort of rewrites Eddie in a way that didn't really stick going forward.

Right at the end here, Carnage gets a few more series and Eddie as Anti-Venom is first introduced in Spider-Man. Anti-Venom barely shows up, at first, but he persists going forward. There's no dedicated collection of this.

2010->today

Flash Thompson/Agent Venom Begins

Here, the government strips the other from Mac and gives it to military vet Flash Thompson

After a bit of Spider-Man prologue, this kicks off properly in 2011 with Venom Vol 2 by Remender and Bunn. The Spider Island crossover as part of this run goes in tandem with Amazing Spider-Man. You can use a guide to sort these issues or get the TPB.

If you start here you're coming in right at the start of the next major phase of lore for Venom that covers all the Cool Space Shit. It's a fan favorite and objectively well-written run, but it's also thematically and narratively a bit of a turn from all the others. It will also be a really really long time before you see Eddie as Venom. So just keep that in mind going forward.

Flash Goes to Space

Agent Venom also joins the Thunderbolts from issue #1-23 (Way and Soule). This is skippable.

His story continues in the Guardians of the Galaxy run from 2014, joining in issue #14. The most important part of his tenure with Guardians, however is issue #21-23. This is where we see the symbiote/Klyntar homeworld.

He rejoins the Guardians for 20 issues in the next run starting in 2015, but it's skippable.

I can't find a collected edition that covers the Thunderbolt and Guardians eras, so it might require a reading guide.

Venom: Space Knight is sick as fuck and my favorite with Flash. A lot of good, juicy alien lore.

Eddie Becomes Venom, Again

Before Eddie goes back to his boyfriend, he spends some time as Toxin. The bulk of this is covered in the 2015 Carnage run by Conway.

Venom Vol 3 by Costa begins in 2016, and we see the transition from Flash to Lee Price briefly the finally back to Eddie. This is my personal favorite major run. It currently comes in 4 TPB. Starting here gives you street level Venom again but does drop you deep shit into the lore. You can one-hundred percent start here, though, extremely easily because they treat it as a soft reboot.

You'll see the start of the Venomverse and Venomized runs. You can skip those, for now.

Venom Inc. is available as a TPB and gathers a bunch of cross-issue comics. Lee becomes Maniac. Flash and Eddie duke it out.

Some more lore important stuff happens in Spider-Man, but isn't collected, again.

First Host is a really great mini-run in 2018 that talks about the true first host of the symbiote. It's available as a TPB.

The Cates run (vol 4) (also has Bunn on it) begins in 2018, and it's very very good. It's where the character of Knull comes from, as featured in the new movie. A lot of people start here and have a good time. The way it's narratively constructed, it's beginner friendly, but you're sort of coming in at the end of Eddie's arc.

This also involves the Absolute Carnage and King in Black crossover events which are collected in a TPB/Omni.

This is also all collected in the recent Cates and Stegman Venomnibus.

The current Ewing run (vol 5) ends literally next month (cries), but you CANNOT START HERE. Without the previous Cates run, the current run is missing vital story and lore information. You will be so lost, at first, that it simply won't be fun.

You'll note I've skipped a number of side runs including a few Carnage runs and Toxin. Slot them in if you want additional lore and story, but you can get by without them if it all becomes too much.

The lore drops that appear in Spider-Man in between solo runs might seize you up for a moment, but when necessary, the solo comics will catch you up as needed.

The past five years have also seen a handful of retro-runs that go back in time to tell stories from Eddie's early time with Venom. You could slot them in with the other 90s mini-runs, but I think they're more fun after you've been reading for awhile.

A new run is starting in December called All New Venom where Eddie will no longer be the host. Who will? We don't know! The way it's being advertised, I'm going to make a guess it ends up being a passable starting point for new readers. I'll know when I get my issue #1.