#TAZ live in Seattle

[green-green-grass]

flaming raging poisoning [chainsaw] of doom

[somelazyassartist]

Oh shit I've been out of the TAZ loop for MAYBE two weeks bc I've been temporarily focusing on Dungeon Meshi and in that time nobody told me TAZ Live! in Seattle came out????

[dailyanarchistposts]

A friend of mine, a Trump supporter, recently sent me a social media post from an anonymous Seattle police officer about the “organized protest” zone, or autonomous zone, established by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The officer argues, in part, that “there is a part of our country that is no longer under our control,” and that “we [the police] have been castrated.” The post is mostly filed with misinformation, that the protest space has its own currency, ID system, and that the former police precinct, abandoned by the mayor and the city at the height of the protests, is being used as a BLM headquarters – no doubt a kind of black witches coven in their imagination. Indeed, in the language used in the post, “terrorists” and “anarchists” are stock piling “ammo and chemical weapons,” and are headed by a “warlord” who “drives a tesla and has been arrested for drugs, guns, pimping and crimes against children.” The officer concludes that “this is real,” and that “you can’t make this up.” These developments they call “unthinkable.”

The police are not the only ones hysterical at the loss of their station. Right wing media have also chimed in, exacerbating and stoking the fears of the Right. Fox media personality, Tucker Carlson, for example, bloviates on his nightly show that the founders of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) are “just like the conquistadors” because they’ve seized and occupied already established land and are extorting local businesses. Not to be outdone, President Trump, searching for an election year issue, called on the city of Seattle to attack and retake the space. He tweeted angerly, “Take back your city NOW. If you don’t do it, I will. This is not a game. These ugly Anarchists must be stopped IMMEDIATELY.”

What is unthinkable, or was at the beginning of the month, is the power of the Black Lives Matter movement in the streets. The emergence of the autonomous zone is a pinnacle of that power, a significant victory. It demonstrates the ability of popular power to win the impossible from structures of white supremacy – the state and the propertied interests they represent. That victory, and the subsequent diminution of state violence, is a major step forward for community self-control and autonomy. It shows that ending anti-Black violence is the first and most basic step to honoring Black life.

But it is just the beginning. Honoring Black life means constructing a society where Black autonomy and Black power are the cornerstones of community, and one where Black freedom is the foundation for broader, collective liberation. The advent of the movement’s autonomous zone was a step in that direction. Taking the city’s east police precinct demonstrates not only that our movements can win, but we can win previously unimaginable victories for Black lives.

There is another legacy now that must be dealt with from the CHOP. Much uglier, it is about the violence that took one life and left several in critical condition in a series of recent shootings. The shootings and the lack of direction for the space sadly demonstrate that our movements are not yet mature enough to know what to do with victory. As I write, the Seattle police are threatening to retake the building in the wake of the violence.

The shootings happened as the movement languished. With no clear direction, political, strategic, and tactical infighting broke out, reminiscent of Occupy Wall Street’s failures. Questions emerged over whether the encampment was for abolition or reform, taking the police station or not, “autonomy” or remaking existing institutions, marching or occupying, and others. This infighting was rooted in a lack of decision-making process that made even the most basic agreements impossible to gain collective consent.

In the autonomous zone, a diverse flowering of self-activity emerged, a variegated patchwork of mutual aid projects, support, care, and action that reflected the full diversity of the movement’s politics and people. That beautiful moment must not be lost in its downfall, but now with violence in the space, it must also be held within a more complex picture of the movement’s failures as well.

[boopthemanbooster]

[fuckin-flip-wizard]

[TAZ BALANCE SPOILERS!!!!!!!!] Okay okay this is probably the only post I'll make about Live! In Seattle until it comes out but I can't stop thinking about Joaquin and just. In my heart he came to Faerûn. I know realistically he's probably dead or lost in the void somewhere like everybody else but. In my heart he's alive...... My boy............

(also the nightgown is inspired from Justin's actual liveshow outfit, he wore THE sparkliest red shirt I've ever seen in my life and I adore it. Might edit my design for it later though lol)

[thrandilf]

Just saw TAZ live in Seattle and whenever this latest live show gets uploaded please listen it was even better than I expected and I had a blast

[griffsin]

seeing taz live in seattle tonight. who's here? 💜

[thesituationroom]

I don’t care that you were at the taz live show in seattle it should’ve been me

[feysplendent]

The TAZ live event in Seattle will be Balance?! In 2023?! You bet your ass I will be cosplaying Balance for the first time in years to that show. :D

[laresearchette]

Sunday, May 05, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY (Slice) 8:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT?: MARYLAND (PBS Feed)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

DISNEY + STAR MONSTERS AT WORK (Season 2)

NETFLIX CANADA ROAST OF TOM BRADY

IIHF U18 MEN’S HOCKEY (TSN/TSN3) 7:00am: Bronze Medal Game (TSN/TSN3) 11:00am: Gold Medal Game

MLB BASEBALL (SN1) 1:00pm: Jays vs. Nationals (SN Now) 4:00pm: Atlanta vs. Dodgers (TSN) 7:00pm: Giants vs. Phillies

NBA BASKETBALL (TSN4) 1:00pm: Game 7 - Magic vs. Cavaliers (TSN4/TSN5) 8:00pm: Game 7 - Mavericks vs. Clippers

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 4:00pm: Game 1 - Hurricanes vs. Rangers (SN/SN360) 7:30pm: Game 7 - Knights vs. Stars

MLS SOCCER (TSN3) 6:30pm: Seattle vs. L.A. Galaxy

RACE AGAINST THE TIDE (CBC) 7:00pm/7:30pm: The teams are forced to risk it all in an old-school sky-high sandcastle challenge. In Episode Two, emotions are running high as the teams pay tribute to someone who has made a huge impact on their lives.

CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE (CBC) 8:00pm: Alliances emerge on the remote Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Québec with the first elimination showdown looming.

PWHL HOCKEY (TSN3/TSN) 9:00pm: Ottawa vs. Toronto

GHOSTING (CBC) 9:00pm/9:30pm : Devyn Nekoda screams her way through Castle Kilbride with Luke and Matthew in Baden, Ontario as they discover its past. In Episode Two, Frankie and Hale Grande serve a sinister sentence at the infamous SDG Jail in Cornwall, Ontario with Luke and Matthew.

SULLIVAN'S CROSSING (CTV) 9:00pm: Things start to heat up between Maggie and Cal when they're forced to take shelter at Cal's cabin.

BIG BROTHER CANADA (Global) 9:00pm

THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ (Showcase) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Holocaust survivor Lali meets novice writer Heather and shares an unforgettable love story, told through traumatic and fractured memories, of meeting the love of his life -- prisoner 4562 -- when he was a tattooist in the most notorious death camp.

GILDED NEWPORT MYSTERIES (HGTV Canada) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): In 1895 a society page writer witnesses a murder while attending a ball at a mansion in Rhode Island. She soon gets drawn into the investigation when her brother is arrested.

INTO THE DARK: CULTURE SHOCK (T&E) 9:00pm: A young Mexican woman crosses illegally into the United States, only to find herself in an American nightmare.

WHEN CALLS THE HEART (Super Channel Heart & Home) 9:00pm: Hickam and Lee clash with the mayor of Benson Hills, while Gowen suggests a solution with huge implications for the town; Elizabeth and Nathan clear up a misunderstanding.

PROSPER (Super Channel Fuse) 9:00pm: The newly promoted Dion and Taz are under more pressure as Gascoigne moves on the Charity Tax bill.

JEOPARDY! MASTERS (CTV) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Contestants Amy Schneider, James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, Victoria Groce and Yogesh Raut face off to win the grand prize of $500,000.

THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND (History Canada) 10:00pm (SEASON FINALE): As winter descends on Oak Island and clues continue to be uncovered, the fellowship makes a final bold effort to find the treasure before operations cease for the winter.

BRYAN'S ALL IN (HGTV Canada) 10:00pm: Corey and Abby are ambitious entrepreneurs determined to keep their family's generational maple syrup business alive; from humble beginnings working out of a sugar shack, they're in the process of building a state-of-the-art facility.

[cataztrophi]

Y'all holy shit! They're doing Balance in Seattle?!!

[Image ID: a screenshot of an Instagram post from the official McElroy family account. It features a promo of Clint, Travis, Justin, and Griffin McElroy in front of a purple and pink background. It advertises: "The Adventure Zone: Balance one-shot with GM Griffin! August 31st, Seattle, WA WAMU Theater." The post caption reads: "In just TWO WEEKS we'll be doing live shows in Seattle, and the TAZ show we're doing on the 31st will be a Balance one-shot GM'ed by Griffin! Get your tickets today by going to the link in our bio and selecting "Events", or by going directly to bit[dot]ly/McElroyTours. End ID.]

[motherfuckingmagicbrian]

Dracula sounds like a quintuple vampire

[somelazyassartist]

Very minor TAZ: Live in Seattle liveshow spoilers below

Trying desperately to draw art for theTAZ liveshow but I've been so excited the last few days I've barely slept and all I can think about is the fuckin g way Griffin said "go to the Pike Place Market and throw a fish idunno, get a fucking job!" (paraphrasing) and because my brain is so fucking tired I can't seem to make myself draw anything but that right nowhelp

[dailyanarchistposts]

How to Castrate a Bull

The fact that the police express feeling “castrated” with the victory of the movements for Black lives, underscores the synthesis of racism, patriarchy, violence, and state power. The police, the president, and the Far Right loath the loss of the precinct and the creation of the organized protest space because it is a significant defeat of their power, their values, their way of life. In the words of one Seattle police officer, they’ve lost control of their own country.

Their defeat is our victory.

The emergence of the autonomous zone shows that the limits of what mass movements can accomplish are shaped only by the limits of our power in the streets, and the limits of our imaginations for what is possible. The collective and humane values expressed in the zone are cause for celebration, a source of beauty. Black life can be honored when the institutions of white supremacy, like the police, are not reformed, but removed. In their absence we can create a space where Black voices are honored, where Black life truly matters.

But the legacy of the organized protest zone is more complicated than a simple and straightforward celebration. The emergence of violence in the space is a gift to the Right. They can argue that policing is necessary and that the excesses of movements must be checked.

For us, the failures demonstrate that basic meeting facilitation, lack of ability to engage with complication and complexity, and allowing for difference while working on projects of shared interest are very serious shortcomings that require quick resolution. Further, it reveals that politics are important. The ideas and visions we have in our heads are what enable us to set future horizons of freedom.

Thankfully, there is much more movement in front of us, and whatever happens to the autonomous zone, the movement for Black lives can push forward in a multitude of directions. We’ve already seen it here in Seattle. In the last week the police union has been ousted from the labor council. Armed police have been forbidden from schools. Police budgets will be cut and their use of an array of weapons banned. We must act to create sites free of police violence in the other institutions and zones of the city. We can build from one autonomous zone, to many. Even if the CHOP dies, autonomy continues to grow.

[minus9818]

Pringles, Lydia, Muffy and Winthrop might seem like an unlikely quadrio and yet here we stand

Shout out to those two guys at the Seattle live show that got so excited to meet me and Winthrop. And also that one Aubrey that we aggressively asked to replace poor Winthrop's singed sleeve

[dungeons-and-dumbshit]

Also cha girl did her first (lowkey) cosplay as Garyl the Binicorn.