#black lives matter actblue

[mentally-quiet-spycrab]

Do not allow Trump Republicans to rewrite history!

The fact they are trying to rewrite history to lie, erase black history education, and get away with their wrongdoings for what happened back in January 6th 2021 is disgusting.

(Please sign petitions on act.commoncause.org and Actionnetwork to make sure that it does not happen.)

If you can, please donate to ActBlue.com to help our community!

Support Jack Smith's report on Trump.

[darkeagleruins]

What a shocker.

BLM donations are taken through ActBlue If you go to Black Lives Matter’s website and hit “Donate”, the next webpage is Secure.ActBlue

All the biggest scams in America are connected to Democrats.

You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorists to understand that all these organizations are working with the DNC to cause chaos and launder money.

(For extra context: Act Blue is the online platform that Democrat campaigns and groups use to solicit and collect donations.

Some people have taken this video to mean the money goes directly to Democrats which it does not.

However: This organization is a Democrat organization and both are run by Democrats so you draw your own conclusions)

[alphaman99]

Virgil Alexander posted:

Forwarded to me by an executive accountant friend: WHO AND WHAT IS—BLACK LIVES MATTER?

Black Lives Matter might be viewed as a grassroots movement of concerned people gathering together. It is much more.

Black Lives Matter is a corporation whose real name is Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF). (Yep, it's one of those capitalistic corporations they profess to hate.)

The following information is on their web site. It's a nationwide corporation! BLMGNF has chapters in Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Lansing, Long Beach, Memphis, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, South Bend and in Canada in Toronto, Vancouver, and Waterloo. (If you were impressed by how all those recent riots erupted simultaneously from a grassroots movement--well, maybe it's not so grassroots.)

BLMGNF is a not-for-profit corporation--but it's not tax exempt, so donations are not tax deductible. Except if you go to its website and want to donate, you're transferred to 'ActBlue Charities' which will take your donation, give you a tax deduction, and then distribute the money you gave to BLMGNF. Sort of . . .

What is ActBlue?

The following is taken directly from ActBlue’s web page: “Our platform is available to Democratic candidates and committees, progressive organizations, and nonprofits that share our values for no cost besides a 3.95% processing fee on donations. And we operate as a conduit, which means donations made through ActBlue to a campaign or organization are considered individual donations.”

ActBlue consists of three parts: ActBlue Charities facilitates donations to left-of-center 501(c)(3) nonprofits; Act Blue Civics is its 501(c)(4) affiliate; ActBlue is a 527 Political Action Committee. These three have raised over $5 billion in the sixteen years since it started. If it's 3.95% transaction fee has indeed been applied to all donations, that equates to over $197 million!

ActBlue is thus a Democratic Party front affiliated with BLMGNF. If only it was that simple and stopped there.

Per Business Insider Australia: “ActBlue . . . distributes the money raised to Thousand Currents, which is then granted to Black Lives Matter.”

So, what, you ask, is Thousand Currents (formerly the International Development Exchange)?

Again, per Business insider Australia: “Thousand Currents is a 501(3)(c) non-profit that provides grants to organizations that are . . . developing alternative economic models." (Is anarchy now an alternative economic model?)

"Thousand Currents essentially acts as a quasi-manager for Black Lives Matter: ‘It provides administrative and back office support, including finance, accounting, grants management, insurance, human resources, legal and compliance,’ (Executive Director Solome) Lemma said.” (Finance, insurance, human resources, legal and compliance? It sounds like General Motors!)

What is the significance of the above?

Black Lives Matter is not some fly-by-night fad that is going to loot and destroy and then disappear into the ash heap of history. It's a multi-corporation, big business that is heavily associated with and supports the Democratic Party--and it's here to stay. Arguing whether Black Lives or All Lives Matter is meaningless and distracts from what it's trying to achieve. It's a left-wing political movement that will have a significant impact on Democratic Party programs for the foreseeable future.

Socialism and Communism are intimately linked to these efforts. The U.S. Constitution and especially the Bill of Rights have no place in their plans. Patrisse Cullors,one of Black Lives Matter’s cofounders is widely quoted as saying, “We are trained Marxists.”

The president of Greater New York Black Lives Matter said that if the movement fails to achieve meaningful change during nationwide protests, they will “burn down this system.” Not the peaceful change we celebrate under our Constitution but violent change. For those of us who like our Constitution, this is a challenge thrown directly in our faces.

If you've been wondering why politicians have danced around criticizing Black Lives Matter, now you know.

[aspectabundgaze]

Fandom : The Activist

When it comes to acts of activism, in my opinion, nobody is as driven as the Kpop fandom. Kpop fans have been known to use their platform (on social media) and the influences of their own selves as a whole to support various social causes. These fans would leverage social media to raise awareness, raise funds, and coordinate efforts for issues like human rights, climate change, and mental health. Kpop fans are known to be as charitable as their idols as they've organized online fundraisers to support charitable causes. But first things first, what is activism? Liberties, 2023 states that activism refers to an action that is used to challenge those in power to bring change and benefit society for the greater good whereas Cambridge Dictionary defines activism is an act of advocating for better rights, or simply the use of direct and noticeable action to achieve a result, usually a political or social one.

Activists challenge the status quo by use their voice to bring about social, political, economic or environmental reform. There is no single way to conduct activism, any collective action which draws attention to an issue constitutes activism. (Brooks. E, 2023) While traditional forms of activism include demonstrations and protests, activists can also resort to non conventional forms of activism if earlier efforts show no results or is ignored by the majority, such as protesting online, signing petitions and sending it to respective organizations that support the cause and more.

An example of this would be the "Match A Million" campaign done by ARMYs in showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. This particular campaign was done by ARMYs matching Kpop boy group BTS's $1 million donation to BLM within 24 hours. According to Forbes, 2020, BTS had expressed their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, writing on Twitter/X “We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together. #BlackLivesMatter.” Soon it started a chain of (financial) support from ARMYS from all over the world. ARMYs began trending the hashtag #MatchAMillion, encouraging the fans to donate what they can. The fan led charity group named "One in an ARMY" created a website and a specific page that redirects fans to a page where ARMYs can donate, which is known as ActBlue card, where it tracks donations mades by fans, allowing fans and donors to split their money between 16 groups, such as National Police Accountability Project, Black Visions Collective, Unicorn Riot, Black AIDS Institute, BLACK LGBTQIA+ Migrant project and more, where again, fans can split donations to all groups or donate specific amounts of donations to the groups individually.

Second would be ATINYs. Fans of the Kpop boy group ATEEZ created a campaign on behalf of The Polished Man campaign in 2020, donating over $30,000 as stated in their website. The Polished Man is a campaign devoted to helping violence and abuse against children, with the money donated by ATINYs to help and support trauma prevention and recovery programs towards children who were victims of violence, neglect and abuse, according to KpopMap, 2022.

In 2020, November 11th, the Philippines was hit by a typhoon, known as the Ulysses typhoon. According to user @lenirobredo on Twitter/X, who is also the 14th Vice President of The Philippines, Filipino fans of YG Entertainment girl and boy group, BLACKPINK and TREASURE, known as BLINKS and Treasure Makers, respectively, came out to help with the cause by donating copious amounts of canned food, rice, noodles, and diapers to those affected (Leni Robredo, 2020).

(Image sourced from @LeniRobredo on Twitter/X)

So what does this tell us? In my point of view, Kpop fandoms engaging in activism may and can serve as not only a noble cause but a good PR/Image control for the idols, a potential marketing strategy for a Kpop idol. From my personal observations, especially on social media, Kpop fans can be rather hostile towards rival fans, thus impacting the image of said Kpop idols in a bad light, especially when it becomes a topic in Korean forums. So when fans engage in activities such as donating rice on behalf of the Kpop idol, or come up with campaigns like ATINYs or ARMYs, their actions paint the idols in a more positive light.

References

Brooks, E 2023, ‘What is activism: Definition, types, role, examples, importance’, Liberties.eu, viewed 16 November, 2023, <https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/activism/44871>

Rolli, B 2020, ‘BTS Army matched the group’s $1 million black lives matter donation, proving the positive power of fandoms’, Forbes, Forbes Magazine, viewed 19 November, 2023, <https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2020/06/08/bts-army-black-lives-matter-1-million-donation/amp/>

Activism | english meaning - cambridge dictionary, viewed 20 November, 2023, <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/activism>

[doukejpn]

Black Lives Matter Democrats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nARaaSdrH4

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCseMuHhXx17bAX_R9bv0isA

[populus-tremuloides]

Hey I noticed you linked the BLM website in a post but can you tell your followers not to donate to the organization

The donation link the website has is secure act blue and secure act blue funds democratic campaigns

So for the past 7 years all that money they collected over $1 billion probably none of that has touched the black community

Hoo boy so while I agree with the gist of this ask, there’s some misleading info here:

ActBlue is not giving BLM donations to the DNC, and this claim has been debunked multiple times by reliable sources. However, the BLM Global Network Foundation has faced questioning and controversy this year thanks to their nonprofit partnerships and a lack of transparency. I always advocate for donating as small-scale and locally as you can. I’ll put the rest of this analysis (with sources linked) under a read more, since it’s LONG (but it took me forever to put together so pls read thx ❤️).

ActBlue is an online fundraising platform that is not explicitly related to the US Democratic Party, but which only funds left-leaning and progressive candidates and organizations. It’s a tech company. It earns money by functioning as this service, so yes, your donations help fund it. Organizations and candidates pay ActBlue a 3.95% processing fee for donations, but the rest of the money donated does go to the organization or specific candidate. ActBlue is also registered as a PAC (political action committee) which is a whole can of Political Worms I don’t want to open, but that means it has to report to the Federal Election Commission/the IRS which is a positive because it results in transparency of conduit funding. 

So...96.05% of the money you donate through the BLM website SHOULD go to the BLM Foundation. It does NOT go to the DNC.  The person who started this rumor (from a since-deleted Facebook post which led to a viral video) is a member of a Students for Trump organization, and other conservative pundits picked up on it and posted it. It just isn’t true, and has been debunked many times.

HOWEVER there’s still a problem. It’s hard to say where the money donated to the BLM site actually goes, and that issue is directly related to tax laws and nonprofit organization status in the US. There were questions and lawsuits about this earlier this year. There is an interesting loophole in ActBlue’s policy that states that “contributions...which are not cashed or affirmatively refused will be kept by ActBlue and used generally to support its social welfare activities”. In other words, ActBlue will keep money that is not cashed by the organizations within 60 days and use it to “generally support its social welfare activities”. No, I don’t know exactly what that means--it’s probably used by ActBlue for program costs, or is reallocated to its general fund (which gives grants to nominee funds, the Flip the Senate campaign, etc) but it does mean that money doesn’t go to those organizations, even if it was donated to them, if the organizations don’t claim it. Then, in a Reddit AMA in June, a BLM Foundation organizer provided less than satisfying information about where the money they fundraise goes. It’s difficult to find that info online thanks to the way nonprofits function within American tax law. 

It’s important to note here that the BLM Foundation and BLM Global Network are not necessarily associated with individual community activist organizations, protests, or the general BLM social movement. There’s plenty of discourse on this you can research on your own if you want. Google is free.

What’s important here is that the BLM Foundation operates as a nonprofit with a “parent” charity. From 2016 to this year BLM worked with Thousand Currents, which “fundraises grassroots groups led by women, youth and Indigenous Peoples”. In July they switched to a “working relationship” with TIDES, which is a “philanthropic partner and nonprofit accelerator dedicated to building a world of shared prosperity and social justice”. 

I’m not going to get into my personal feelings about large scale nonprofit organizations and the oxymoron of conscious capitalism (because organizations like this are essentially venture capitalists for nonprofits imo), but personally I think the larger and more decentralized the organization (or parent organization, in this case), the less effective your donation. More on that later. 

Essentially though, Thousand Currents and TIDES are organizations that focus on fundraising and infrastructure and then fund smaller grassroots groups that might not have the infrastructure or foothold to do that for themselves. This is not uncommon in the nonprofit world. I work for a nonprofit that ran though a university foundation and an established local nonprofit for ten years before we got our 501(c)(3) designation and started functioning independently. It’s not abnormal that the BLM Foundation works with an organization like that, given BLM is pretty decentralized by design and is also a fairly new organization (2013/2014). 

Thousand Currents and TIDES have 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. It can be difficult for smaller and newer nonprofits (as well as nonprofits that function outside of the US but which rely on donations from the US or other countries outside of where they’re headquartered) to gain that status, so they often work under a larger organization. 501(c)(3) status means financial records have to be made public, which means anyone can access the financial records for Thousand Currents and TIDES. You can also find tax filings for the BLM Foundation, but it’s less comprehensive (the most recent I could find was Form 990 from 2017, but maybe I’m not looking in the right place). Anyone can request tax documents from 501(c)(3) nonprofits.

This is getting complicated, right? Welcome to American tax law and nonprofit organizational hierarchies functioning under late stage capitalism. i’m not trying to throw the BLM Foundation under the bus here, because honestly this is just how it goes with a lot of organizations in the US. I don’t think it means you shouldn’t support them. But it gets pretty twisted up. Maybe you made a $20 donation to BLM back in July and now you’re wondering where the hell it went. Here’s the pipeline: your donation goes through ActBlue (which takes 3.95%, or .79 cents of your donation) to TIDES, which then directs that money to BLM. They know how much money is coming to them for BLM because ActBlue differentiates fundraising campaigns--the BLM money going to Thousand Currents or TIDES is separated from the funds coming to them for, say, CLIMA or the Farm to School Network . However, Thousand Currents and TIDES probably take a cut to support their operating costs, too. I couldn’t find data on this, so this is conjecture and I’m not sure how much--this statement is just based on knowing how nonprofits and fundraising usually work. 

So, the money stream from you to BLM is like this: You------> ActBlue (takes a 3.95% cut) ------> Thousand Currents or TIDES (probably takes a cut, then directs the money to)------>  BLM -----> Whatever BLM uses it for. Despite that strange loophole in ActBlue’s policy, Thousand Currents appeared to be claiming the donations and directing them to BLM (as of 2018...will be interesting to see tax stats from this year since their move to TIDES after unprecedented donations). 

BLM does have a huge grassroots organizing fund that began this June in response to overwhelming donations following the murder of George Floyd. The fund provides grants up to $500,000 to smaller grassroots organizations and activists, as well as educational curriculum and political platforms. Their grant campaign is supported by TIDES, which provides the infrastructure and tax-exempt funding conduit needed for such a large scale effort. I’m guessing most of the money they’re fundraising goes to that fund. A chunk definitely goes to paying employees, running their website, and funding outreach and education. 

So ALL THAT BEING SAID, I would always say donate directly to bail funds, mutual aid funds, legal fee funds, and local activism organizations before donating to a larger, all-encompassing charity or organization. If you can Venmo someone you know and you know where that money goes, that’s always the best. 

Venmo accounts, gofundme campaigns, cashapp accounts, paypal accounts...that’s often what smaller scale organizations and activists are using on a local level and it’s generally collected and distributed more directly. The BIPOC and COVID mutual aid funds where I live are active on Facebook and Instagram and operate based on requests for help from community members that are posted on Google documents available to the public. Here is a good example of a grassroots COVID mutual aid fund that is directing A LOT of money locally and transparently--there are similar funds and organizations like this worldwide for COVID, BLM, and beyond. 

The biggest impact you can make always comes at the community level--you should do some research into figuring out what’s going on in your area. There’s almost always something nearby, even if you live in a rural area or smaller town like I do, and if there’s not, hey--you could start something! Engage in your community and put your money into that, or into other communities in need. Pay attention to stuff going around on Twitter and Instagram--a lot of community organizing is facilitated there. 

I included the BLM link in the original post because the website is a good place to learn about actions around the globe, organizing basics, and has a lot of up to date news and educational materials. I advocated for donating to bail funds, mutual aid funds, water projects, and local activist organizations and I stand by that. I’m not saying you shouldn’t donate to the BLM Global Network or other larger-scale foundations, but the conduit of money to cause is usually not as direct. I still don’t think it’s a bad thing to donate to them.

But ALSO don’t spread straight-up misinformation like this ask does. ActBlue is a fundraising platform and it’s not stealing the money you send to BLM and giving it to Biden or the DNC. It’s a whole lot more complicated than that, and this is a great way to dissuade people from donating money to progressive organizations who use ActBlue because it’s an easy, accessible online fundraising platform. Funny how right-wing pundits latched onto this so quickly, huh?

Feel free to correct me or add more info. I’m white and operating within US-centric organizing circles. But PLEASE give some sources if you do have corrections or arguments and PLEASE do a google search before you spread stuff like this. 

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TL;DR: ActBlue is a fundraising platform, it is not stealing your money and giving it to the DNC. The money you donate to BLM goes to that organization, though it is a meandering path from donation to impact. Donate to bail funds, mutual aid organizations, legal fee funds, local activism organizations, etc., over larger organizations. Invest in your own communities, and directly in black communities, and always do your research. 

[coolbeesbro]

Hello guys!!! 

I’ve been working on this charity project for Act Blue! For those who don’t know what this charity pool on ActBlue does, it decides all proceeds between 70+ community bailout funds, as well as to racial justice organizers. I feel like now, in this political climate, it’s important more than ever that we don’t face burnout with this movement. If Portland Oregon is anything to go by, then they need our help! 

Every mask is only 10$ (no shipping costs for those in America) and 100% of proceeds will go to this charity pool. I’ve already sold a few, so currently we’re down to 45 masks! If you’re unable to buy one please-please-please! Single boost this.

if you want to make a contribution smaller that 10$ if thats all you can afford (every penny counts) here’s a link to their website: ActBlue

[theinformantofficial]

KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU DONATE

[teababe27]

Instead of donating to racist democrats and big organizations that may not even get the money to people in need, please give to grassroots and Black-led organizations!!!!

We at Reparations Roundtable give the funds directly to Black MaGes who need it!! This organization is by BIPOC MaGes, for BIPOC MaGes!!!

Black Organizers in Louisville KY have been working day and night to combat police violence in the wake of Breonna Taylor's murder. They need rest, respite, supplies and support as they continue to fight for #JusticeForBreonnataylor

White supremacy doesn’t take breaks!! It’s a constant battle that needs support from us white people!! Black organizers fight all the time because white supremacy doesn’t take breaks!! There are even organizers that I know who can’t even enjoy their lives and plan their weddings because of the stress of this fight!!! We can help Black organizers rest so they don’t have to expend unnecessary labor!!

As white people, we have the privilegec to take off our anti-racism hats and back away from this work when we need to; Black MaGes don’t have that option. We white people need to help out and give reparations that we owe so there is one less stressor in life!!!

https://www.facebook.com/donate/3234651949903681/?fundraiser_source=external_url

Links in case you don’t/can’t do Facebook Pay:

My Venmo: octoberrust72

PayPal for the fund: tinyurl.com/BLMHealing

[signsofsam]

Just an fyi: ActBlue has a donation fund set up that's benefitting 60 different organizations.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

[pangur-and-grim]

DONATION MATCHING

this post will be updated as donations come in. at the end of each day, I will tally the combined donations and give a matched amount to the Movement for Black Lives. 

to join in, please drop a screenshot of your donation into my inbox! this will continue until the tally has reached $2,000 (1k from y’all, and 1k from me)

June 4 

$50 to ActBlue Charities

$50 to ActBlue Charities 

$25 to We The Protestors

$55 split between 70+ bail funds

$50 to Not Another Black Life

$50 to ActBlue Charities

$10 to Post Bail in Durham

$44 to ActBlue Charities

$50 to Black Lives Matter

$33 to ActBlueCharities

$103.50 to Reclaim the Block

$100 split between 70+ bail funds

$25 to Black Lives Matter Global Network

$20.85 to Reclaim the Block

$27 to ActBlue Charities

$50 to ActBlue Charities

$25 to We The Protestors

$27.50 to Movement for Black Lives

$80 to ActBlue Charities

$300 to Black Lives Matter Global Network

$50 to Freedom Fund Network INC

[fivefootab1tch]

#BlackLivesMatter Donation Commission for @sp00kydraws , who donated to ActBlue & the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund! Thank you for everything you do, sp00ks~♡

*** EDIT 6/22/2020 ***

hey y'all i've learned a lot from the commentary on this post (https://13thead.tumblr.com/post/620761999447572480/i-think-nonblack-people-should-stop-making-blm) and wanna ask everyone to support black artists instead of putting any more notes on this post.

i'm glad to have helped a lot of you feel loved and seen and to have produced an art that's struck a personal chord in y'all, but i have light skin privilege and realize it's poor allyship on my part to continue my activism this way.

i'll be removing blm tags from my artwork and commissions post as well as redirect anyone looking to commission me based on my blm-inspired posts to black artists.

nonetheless, i'll remain motivated by the personal & intersectional powerlessness that inspired me to do this to continue my activism. as a gay, trans, disabled, poor, & neurodivergent nonbinary person of color, i'll create another commissions post centering around the issues that pertain to me so i can ethically continue commissioning to donate to causes. as my situation stands now it's one of the very few ways i can contribute, but doing so while taking up space within a movement not explicitly meant for me isn't the right thing to do. supporting and amplifying their voices (in this case BLACK voices) is.

thanks for reading through this y'all~ below are some resources i found that can help y'all find black artists to uplift & support ♡

blog archives:

http://blackartists.tumblr.com

http://officialblackartistspace.tumblr.com

http://drawingwhileblack.tumblr.com

http://youngblackartists.tumblr.com

http://blackartiststudio.tumblr.com

black artists:

http://kermitcurry.tumblr.com

http://aner-bananer.tumblr.com

http://mistajonz.tumblr.com

http://stefanoterry.tumblr.com

http://dr3am-girl.tumblr.com

http://benalsyght.tumblr.com

tags:

#blackartists

#blackart

#drawingwhileblack

♡ if you are a black artist and want me to add you to this list as well as refer potential clients to you, please tell me ♡

i'd also like to extend a final thank you to the black voices within and beyond the black lives matter movement. i'm in awe of your courage & resiliency. i'll do better and keep doing my part in changing the world so it does better by y'all, too

[llstarcasterll]

Foxtrot - Buy this print here!

$5 from each print will be donated to BLM organizations via ActBlue! ActBlue allows your donation to be spread among several groups dedicated to fighting for racial justice. Some of the groups include Justice for All Action Fund, Black Lives Matter Global Network, and National Bail Out!

Click here to see all the organizations

[undergrounddawniii]

HEY FOLKS

A lot of people (me included) have been feeling feeling very helpless/paralyzed in the face of the evil and brutality facing people of color in this country. The world feels like it's on fire right now and it's hard to know how to help out in a meaningful way when you can't afford to donate and/or aren't capable of physically going out and joining the protests.

But I still want to step up and do my part, even if it's not much. So here's the plan:

Starting TONIGHT (June 7th, 2020) around 8PM EST, I will be streaming art live on Twitch while I work on various projects (mostly commissions-- everything from horror/monsters to furries to pet portraits), and will try to do so at least every other day or so throughout next week. I usually have music going and the chat has lively conversations about anything from obscure animated movies to how scary kangaroos are.

Any tips received for the stream will be donated to bail and relief funds for protesters and disenfranchised communities throughActBlue, which is allowing donations to be evenly split between activist organizations fighting for black lives and against police brutality/mass incarceration all over the U.S. 

Find me on Twitch at UndergroundDawnIII (https://www.twitch.tv/undergrounddawniii)! Tips can be left via my Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/kitbits)-- and of course donations to the cause don't have to go through me! You can read more about the organizations ActBlue is supporting and make donations yourself over here (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd). There are also many more important places to donate outside of those listed-- I encourage everybody to look into where your help will matter the most!

STREAM RULES:

No slurs, no bullying, no harrassment. Don't be a jerk.

Keep it SFW. There's no age or audience restriction on these streams, so limit discussion of adult topics. And topics that are technically sfw but that YOU know are adult. Don't talk about things that you wouldn't also be comfortable with teens or someone's nice aunt weighing in on.

Swear-words aren't blocked, but try not to curse excessively. If someone is uncomfortable with your language and asks you to stop, listen to them.

Keep the space safe for all races, religions, sexualities, and gender identities. Discriminatory language and/or deliberate spamming/trolling is not tolerated. No racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia, antisemitism, misogyny, etc. Go back to 4chan if you want to be edgy.

***For everyone's general safety, avoid giving out or asking for personal identifying details. No doxxing.***

*To elaborate a little on that last bit, because some people following this blog probably know me personally on some level, keep in mind that the people viewing this stream could be anyone from anywhere. The vast majority of my streaming audience at the moment are regular, friendly folks who are there for the art, but there are people out there actively looking to do harm to protesters and those supporting them and there is no way of knowing who's watching at any given time. By all means come chill, but please DO NOT use full names, locations, or otherwise offer personal details about me, yourself, or anyone else you know!

In conclusion, TL/DR: BLACK LIVES MATTER. Come watch me draw funny animal people, vampires, and Pokemon for JUSTICE.