#blatant attack on indigenous people

[aj-moment]

So rn the US government is starting to defund the National Parks Service, and while this is a bad thing largely because it's mainly being done to open up the possibility of oil drilling in a lot of those areas, I think it also needs to be said that no the National Parks Service was not just there to "protect natural wonders" or whatever. It was there because a lot of those places are incredibly important land to a lot of Indigenous Peoples and if you give it special status that means you can't live on it you can make the natives leave easier because they get arrested if they don't. Like I am very much not in favor of this change as it is being done but I don't think we should respond to it with wholehearted praise of the National Parks System either. Please know the history of the land you live on and visit.

edit: this post was made with some noteworthy gaps in knowledge. This has already spread so to some extent the damage has been done but I do want to add on an addition someone made that I think does give some very helpful context to this. If you've already reblogged this I recommend doing so again with this addition. Credit on the comment goes to @kingsonne-zedecks

"I think that only two thirds of the conversation is being represented in this post and just wanted to ensure that people had the full picture.

Because the National Parks were absolutely used as a method for limiting, oppressing, and controlling indigenous lands ever since the US government violated multiple treaties to create Yellowstone. "Protecting" these lands meant protecting them from their historical stewards and inhabitants as well as from logging and mining companies.

Multiple parks were even created with provisions "allowing" indigenous people to continue using them for hunting, fishing, gathering, and spiritual purposes. Except that they were rapidly pushed out in the following years, while the tourists were told of the indigenous in the past tense only.

That's all absolutely true and is an important part of the history of the National Park Service that should not be forgotten or ignored.

But.

Its also not 1872 anymore. In 2015 Mt McKinley was offocially recognized and restored to the name Denali. Something that, though small in comparison to the harm that has been done, was indicative of a growing sentiment for restoring Ingigenous history. In 2021 Chuck Sams and Deb Haaland were put into office as the first Indigenous leader of the National Park Service and Secretary of the Department of the Interior respectively. By the end of 2024 we had over 250 co-stewarship agreements in place with various Indigenous Nations for management and use of these lands. Educational resources in visitors centers across the country were reworked to more accurately represent the indigenous history of the parks. Things were unequivocally moving in a positive direction.

While the History of the National Park Service as a tool of colonialization is important to recognize. The Trump Administration is not defunding that same tool. That tool does not exist today exactly as it once did.

The attack on the National Park Service of today is itself an attack on Indigenous people and an attack on progress. As blatant as the executive order to rename Denali back to McKinley."

[psychotrenny]

Colonialist Environmentalism is so fucking perverse. Time and time again, in the name of protecting "the environment" (something clearly defined as outside and opposed to humanity), oppressed peoples are forcibly evicted from lands they've lived in since before living memory (sometimes even before recorded history). Systems of reciprocal relations between human and non-human parts of the world, people supporting themselves off the land with little to no ecological degradation for centuries or even millennia; all that means nothing in the quest to create the mythical "unspoiled wilderness", an edenic paradise for sightseers and game hunters free from all the pesky natives. And then the most rapacious polluters and habitat destroyers in the world will have the audacity to act like they're doing "the environment" a favour with all this.

Like it's not as though this sort of ethnic cleansing is remotely justified even when the indigenous people are engaging in ecologically destructive practices*, but the perversity of this approach to "conservation" is even more apparent when the people being removed were already the best custodians the land could hope for. It clearly has little to do with the land itself but rather who controls it. Environmentalism is just a rhetorical justification for the most blatant attacks on the self-determination of colonised people, a way to rob the oppressed of what little sovereignty they still have

*which is nearly always a product of imperialist exploitation when it does occur; either directly or due to the social and economic distortions this relationship creates. People generally don't destroy the source of their livelihood unless they have no other option

[blackbackedjackal]

I'm not mad I'm just disappointed because if you spent two seconds to think about how fur and leather alone has deep ties to human culture and our understanding and appreciation of the natural world it's honestly really beautiful and just feels so strange to me that people who say they love nature want to divorce themselves from it.

Like yes, capitalism bad. I don't agree with the way that animals are treated as products to the point where blatant animal cruelty is excused by mega corporations. I want places like that to be held accountable and made to follow higher welfare standards for the animals they raise and the underpaid employees out there working in sometimes awful and very unsafe conditions.

But if you're simultaneously ignoring the culture of African leathermaking or the beautiful leather and wool textiles crafted by Indigenous artisans or the ways that ancient humans appreciated the animals they killed for meat and clothing by telling stories and making art depicted on the skins of the animals they took, that's what bothers me.

So many people are willing to just attack vulnerable communities instead of learning about thier culture and how animal products were used traditionally and today. There are better ways to raise animals for products sustainably and humanely and many of these communities have spoken very loudly about it but are yelled over by people who just want to be right or don't want to listen or just don't care.

So yes, I will continue to speak my mind and educate myself because if nothing else I wanna be the start of the change I wanna see in the world. I love animals and I love learning the history of humans and our relationships to animals. I want to be able to appreciate them in the ways we always have. With respect to the natural world and understanding that we're also a part of it.

[zatdummesmadchen]

I completely support Israel being held accountable for its crimes against humanity, but we also can’t ignore that Indonesia has been violently occupying West Papua - a region more than twice the size of occupied Palestine - for the past 55 years, and has murdered 500,000 indigenous West Papuans in the process. Indonesian soldiers routinely burn indigenous villages to the ground, pose with the bodies of murdered Papuan civilians, and actively prevent journalists from reporting on the genocide. West Papuans often refer to their homeland as “Indonesia’s Palestine.”

There's nothing to add. I agree. I am not trying to imply that all of the countries supporting Palestine don't have their own interests or agendas or that they are perfect in any way. Such as China or, say, Iran. Not everything is black and white, and there are definitely multiple geopolitical reasons for their actions or stand.

There are definitely many biases when it comes to geopolitical situations and blatant hypocrisy.

I completely understand and do sympathise with the West Papuans.

Undoubtedly, the situation is awful and has been going on for years. Basic research shows plenty of results of the brutal Indonesian occupation and brutality against the people.

《 Here is this website I found which might be helpful to gain some insight, feel free to drop more and I will add it to the post. 》

The West Papua Genocide Monitor

Welcome to the Awareness Campaign page for West Papua genocide. You have come to the right place if you are looking for information about West Papua genocide. - the introduction. Very good information.

The situation is indeed very similar to Palestine, with some mentions of settler colonialism in some of the articles. Hence the name is fitting I suppose. Hypocrisy runs high in politics and history, no doubt.

Countries such as Turkey and Egypt come to mind, its very telling. They probably put out statements to pacify the outrage and the anger of their own citizens since it would and should threaten their power otherwise.

This includes several Arab governments such as Jordan (there are huge protests daily)

The information about it is easy to find although I think a much more educated blog would do well in explaining the situation.

[inanshalla]

I'm going to be honest, I have a lot of discomfort over how Solavellan has been handled in this fandom because from the perspective of being Indigenous and having dated people who didn't see my people as "people" until they met me it's not the major win for Lavellan that the white girlies think it is. I already struggled a little with how much the Dalish sometimes feel like a white person's oppression fantasy while still being blatant colonizer apologia, but the fandom being unable to handle even the most minor criticism of their white fave is actually upsetting me. I hate that you can't call the egg out on his racism without his stans jumping down your throat and yelling "victim blaming." Meanwhile their ideal Lavellan has no rage for how he's treated her or her people, she is lapping up his praise like a newly turned 18 year old with daddy issues and people don't see how that's horrific for a character that's indigenous co

As a black person who's dated interracially I definitely get it. I've been around people, mostly in my younger years that didn't care about what happened to black people until they met me its really wild. A while ago I outright had someone I dated tell me when we were breaking up that all the social issues like racism, misogynoir, antiblackness etc that I care about are only on the internet and since he (a white person) never encountered or have seen it, it doesn't exist so that was fun.

As for the solavellan bit here there is an stank air in this fandom where you absolutely under no circumstances can be even mildly critical of solas because a toxic subset of his fans take everything as a personal attack. That branch of the solavellan fandom act as if they are oppressed because they just like solas/ship solavellan when really the fact of the matter is that they are pretty toxic and engage in very bigoted behavior constantly. They never hold each other accountable, they either ignore it, say that person isn't a part of the community or engage in weird whataboutism. This is a fandom wide issue though not just specific to the solavellan fandom but yeah.

It definitely has become a white people oppression fantasy for sure as far as fandom is concerned because I have seen people think that just because they play an elf in this fantasy game that they know the first thing about oppression. Imagine talking over black people, palestinians and other non white groups because you feel privileged bc solas grabbed your waify white elf's ass lmao

I also agree that solas is mad racist, I mean calling a qunari inquisitor of whom he considers a friend... a savage??? Calling a dwarf inquisitor who we know now is responsible for why they cannot connect to the fade as being ignorant and dumb??? And of course calling a dalish inquisitor even if he is dating them that they are a credit to their race and no matter how much a dalish inquisitor asserts their dalish identity he ultimately refuses to see them as a rule but an exception it's pretty gross. This does not change in veilguard. What he says to davrin and an elf rook shows his opinions haven't changed if romanced. I just find it funny how he's supposed to be a spirit of wisdom and yet doesn't know that saying things like this is problematic but all up in iron bull's ear about how bad the qun is lmao okay dawg

Overall I appreciate this ask and thank you I am sorry this ended up being a lot longer than I anticipated it being lol if you ever wanna talk about this stuff more my DMs are always open, love

[0alanasworld0]

Always always always free Palestine

i ofc havent been active on here at all these past couple of months but i am online elsewhere and have seen the same horrific things as you have. i do make an effort on other platforms to share what i can and i do try to donate within my means as well.

i will always maintain the fact that this is not a war. it is not a conflict. it is an attempted ethnic cleansing of the INDIGENOUS palestinian people by a state founded upon the principles of settler colonialism and white supremacy. as if the past 75+ years of torment under israeli occupation havent been enough, the bombing raids since October the 7th have been reported to be the most brutal since it all began. the images and videos being shared across the internet are very real and beyond horrifying. the palestinian people do not have the time to grieve, they dont have the dignity of a proper burial. theyre forced to raise the bodies of their martyrs to the cameras and even then they're not believed.

the bombing raids alongside a complete blockade of any food, water and aid imports only solidifies what has been said from the very beginning. israel is constantly commiting war crimes on the palestinian people under the false pretense that they have a right to the land. Israelis have to steal palestinian homes because, "If i dont, someone else will" to quote one of them.

zionists constantly spread false information about palestinians and their resistance movements. some of the most blatant propaganda ever crafted and palestinians are still doubted regarding their plight. livelihoods are put at risk in countries that flaunt the principles of free speech. safety is jeopardised and palestinians and their supporters will always be villified no matter how careful they are with their wording.

there are no two sides. the attack on october 7th did not happen in a vacuum. its a culmination of 75+ years of corruption, vilification and gaslighting by israel and the west. you cannot condemn them without condeming israeli first and attributing fault to the vile regime.

as a muslim, my only comfort is that these people are incredibly strong in their faith. they are killed in their thousands but i believe that they will be among the very first to enter the highest levels of jannah. may their suffering not go in vain, may their oppressors be punished in the dunya and akhirah and may the people of palestine see justice in the dunya and akhirah and may allah help us all and grant us strength and protection from all evil as we stand with palestine. Ameen.

[cumbiazevran]

I know I’m batting at the hornet nest, and please know that if you like this character, it’s nothing personal bc we interpret things as they make more sense to us that being said, I cannot stand the Solas gang who paint him as nothing BUT someone who has the interest of elves at heart and was their liberator, who is just kind and thoughtful and does his best to help people. I do not have a problem with people who like Solas bc this isn’t a morality competition about who has the most correct opinions, nor I care about people who do that, but did we play the same game?

Destroying the world is not the revolutionary move of liberation you think it is. I think we have seen enough movies that deal with that ecofascist narrative (bc even if the character isn’t, the narrative is). People still live in the world, and anyone who would genuinely suggest this would be destroyed in an argument by people who do actual mutual aid and left-based activism. What is or isn’t revolutionary doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and the devs being terminally Canadian/USAmerican don’t get to redefine things that exist beyond and over them

Solas isn’t a particularly helpful person. Not even to elves. Thinking pitifully of city elves and as the Dalish as savages, without any will to recognise the culture that flourished among them is also not the solidarity move you think it is

Solas isn’t particularly kind. Being soft spoken isn’t the same as being kind

For a fandom that usually has a lot of issues with other characters being used as BioWare mouth pieces (which is honestly understandable and I’m not jabbing at bc me too bestie), a lot of people in this fandom seem to be okay with Solas being one of the most blatant mouth-pieces there is

A person who laments hurting you, and saying he doesn’t want to hurt you, and how he wish he wasn’t hurting you, and who has the space to STOP and DOESN’T is you know. not someone who’s particularly interested in listening to other people

This is the guy who killed his best friend because he had the audacity to believe that a city elf could actually better the conditions of elves who are currently alive. Which is the revolutionary thing to do

The Elvhenan being destroyed is literally Solas’ doing. Organise unions and commit regicide like a normal person if it bothers you so much

“But they were enslavers” gee listen, I’m not saying the ancient elvhen empire should be pristine and perfect and a happy utopia, but you’ve never stopped to think how it’s at least a little racist that they modelled a people after several indigenous cultures and cultures of colour and then decided that the guy who wanted to fix them was a white looking king and fallen god who thinks people who are lesser than him are underdeveloped and savage? Not only that but that BioWare decided that that very culture was going to be based on slavery like a wildly inaccurate, racist, methodologically questionable global north high school text talking about Mesoamerican cultures? That they took the ancient practice of face tattoos and decided they were slave markings? How white are you???

Once again he constantly distances himself from modern elves, and the only one he speaks kindly of is a high approval Dalish Inquisitor.

He is one of the biggest “all faith in anything at all is subjugation if you disagree with me you are committing an attack on the very concept of freedom" characters in the franchise. I fully see going that route when you’re playing with Andrastianism, because of the narrative around it in the game and the influences it has. But with other minority religions and Otherised cultures in the game? It is straight up racist to me, and sounds too close to white atheism for my comfort. This isn’t just a Solas thing, but a Bioware thing in general. Even if Andrastianism is criticised or portrayed as genuinely damaging, every single person who isn’t a human andrastian is portrayed as being Oppressed Without Knowing It. every single dialogue and investigation option is framed like this.

Also foreign liberators don’t really tend to be liberators. People who seek to free other people because they know better should be met with resistance. It is with the people or not at all, and Solas actually fits in this category. He sees himself as the granter of Freedom. Where I come from, we call these people gringos or conquistadores, so you choose.

I’m not saying you can’t find entertainment, enjoyment, pathos or whatever else in this particular character. On the contrary, as different narratives and different narrative devices satisfy different things. That, however, doesn’t mean the narrative they use is extremely skewed and can be interpreted as extremely infective in terms of what people pretend it is aka a story about Liberation.

In my personal opinion, Bioware doesn’t have stories about liberation because it does not have the range for it in Dragon Age, which leaves us with a lot of half assed attempts, but I digress. My point is I’m not claiming to know what you see in this character just because I don’t enjoy him, or that you can’t at all. I’m not the boss of you. I am, however, proposing that perhaps people should stop ignoring Solas’ negative traits and the actual text material to pretend he’s some benevolent, lost, elvhen King Arthur come to fix things while being willing to kill everyone else in the process. Again.

[bulletbilltime]

Between the BLM protests, everything going on in Gaza, and Tumblr's rampant transphobia, it's so blatant how people disproportionately excuse the violence of oppressors and demonize even the slightest amount of pushback from the oppressed. And how it keeps happening Every. Single. Fucking. Time.

People turn a blind eye to the deaths of people of color at the hands of the police ("they must have deserved it somehow"). They excuse the genocide of an entire people ("They shouldn't have tried to fight back"). They condemn a trans woman for being frustrated by inaction over a campaign of harassment ("She was just looking for trouble").

Then, the moment people get sick of having their plight ignored by the entire world, their response is scrutinized and violence is dealt back tenfold.

It takes one police precinct burning after centuries of black people being abused and killed by police for cops to turn into wanna-be military soldiers and fire rubber bullets point blank at protesters. It takes one counter-attack to justify 30k+ civilian murders and the destruction of an entire nation's infrastructure. It takes one vent involving cars and hammers exploding a CEO to ban a trans woman plagued for months by a transphobic hate train and for said CEO to stalk and harass her himself.

I need you all to realize that this is a PATTERN in how our society behaves. Ignore the constant suffering of the oppressed, cry wolf at the slightest growl they show in response, and then beat them into submission even harder. It's the modus operandi of the oppressor. Always has been. Even going back to how colonizers dealt with indigenous people.

So if you find yourself thinking people should just peacefully protest, or never say anything violent in response to constant harassment... remember that you're evaluating a deeply uneven dynamic. That both sides of this exchange are NOT, in fact, on equal standing. That the oppressed being violent, or even just being more rowdy than is socially acceptable, in an attempt to free themselves of said oppression... it is far more of a risk than it is for the oppressor to use violence to keep them suffering.

[doberbutts]

thank you for trotting out the one palestinian journalist who toes the zionist propaganda line rather than giving any acknowledgement to the hundreds of palestinian survivors of the attack -who say that the IDF ordered the hospital to evacuate under threat of bombardment before it was hit. also very cool that you claim landback considered black people settlers when we have literally never done so. i love to get back from protesting my peoples largest burial site getting bulldozed to see this.

I did actually talk about the evacuation order, so you're just blatantly lying at this point.

Again. I don't actually know what happened because I was not there. I am repeating what MULTIPLE NEWS SOURCES AND RESEARCHERS have said on all sides which you are acting like is some deep coverup conspiracy rather than like. An ongoing investigation where as many people as possible are looking for answers and are reporting them as they find them. And somehow that makes ME the bad guy???

Also also, lmao, Al Jazeera as pro-Israel, you have proven you didn't even click the link because it's surrounded by articles condemning Israel's actions, but that's obviously not good enough for you because it doesn't fit in line with what you personally want to believe.

Also blatant lie- there is antiblackness in Indigenous communities just like there is anti-indigenous sentiment in black communities. Why do you think my father's family was not allowed to call themselves Native despite being so? Why do you think so many registers are still reluctant to accept afronatives? When an anon says "go back where you came from if you're not Native" and mentions me being black in the same paragraph, yeah, they ARE including black people in that.

You wanna be mad, go be mad at someone who does actually support Israel's actions. Don't be mad at me for pointing to articles reporting an ongoing investigation of a tragedy. Get some real proof or get the fuck out of my inbox. I am tired of arguing this all day with someone who is refusing to understand that THE ENTIRE POINT is that you're calling a random Jewish user a Zionist for saying exactly what everyone else researching the explosion is saying INCLUDING PRO-PALESTINIAN NEWS SOURCES. God DAMN.

I guess this is considered pro-Israel Zionist propaganda now

[warrantyissue]

Oklahoma's governor is horrifically racist towards Native Americans

OK governor Kevin Stitt constantly makes attacks on tribal sovereignty, which often involves racist stereotyping and blatant lies. Recently he has put out videos attacking tribes' rights to set laws on reservation land, vetoed a bill that would allow tribal students to wear cultural regalia when graduating (thankfully this was overturned), fought native people's rights to hunting and fishing, and many other things.

He lies about Indigenous people getting easier prison sentences and even stated that they "have different speed limits."

Stitt's family actually was allotted land from the Cherokee nation when his ancestor faked tribal membership through bribery. He has personally benefitted from the tribe but now wants to take away rights from actual Cherokee people living in Oklahoma today.

I'm a white person living in Oklahoma and am not sure how best to combat this issue, but I thought I'd make a post about this POS because I don't hear him talked about enough. The links I have are only some examples of his actions. Settler colonialism is an ongoing process and as fascism rises Indigenous people will see attacks on their autonomy.

Fact-checking Oklahoma Governor's claim that Indigenous, non-Indigenous drivers have different speed limits | KOSU

NY Times report questions Kevin Stitt's tribal ancestry... - The Lost Ogle

Gov. Kevin Stitt won't renew hunting, fishing compacts with OK tribes (oklahoman.com)

Oklahoma Governor vetoes graduation tribal regalia bill | KFOR.com Oklahoma City

[dolleyesdollmouth]

“The Israeli government has done bad things to Palestinians that I do not support but the Israeli government is not committing genocide. Hamas are the ones that are aiming for genocide. They want to eradicate the entire Jewish people.”

Hamas’ Arabic acronym translates into “The Islamic Resistance Movement”, which should clue you that it was formed as a reaction to resist something. Hamas literally formed in the 1980’s because they wanted to resist Israel’s attacks on Palestine that were blatant attempts to take their land. Separate the fact that Israel has a large Jewish population and throw away the notion that Palestine hates Israel because they’re Jewish because that’s complete bull at this point. Palestine has a grudge against Israel because Israel has been the ones occupying their land since 1967 and committing a genocide on them for 10 years and are STILL committing attacks on Palestine. A direct summary of a fact about Hamas from cfr.org: “Israel has declared war on Hamas following its surprise assault on southern Israel in 2023, the deadliest attack on the country in decades” I highlighted that part because factually this recent attack from Hamas has been the deadliest one they’ve committed so far in the decade long genocide Israel has been committing against them.

Another article keeping track of the actual death toll of Palestinians vs. Israeli peoples only in the recent war not even in the last 10 years of Israels occupation in Palestine: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/west-bank-death-toll-climbs-as-israel-pursues-palestinian-militants#:~:text=More%20than%201%2C400%20people%20have,killed%20there%20since%20Oct.%207.

Please do more ACTUAL research from legitimate unbiased sources rather than believing in your close knit community of people who aren’t actively being displaced by the thousands in the year 2023.

Jews are indigenous to Israel and Jews have been displaced from their land for centuries. Hamas isn’t resisting anything. They’re a terrorist organization who wants to eradicate the entire Jewish population. Israel isn’t committing genocide. The Israeli government has done bad things to Palestinians that I don’t agree with but it’s far from genocide. I want the Palestinian people and the Israeli people to live on peace but Israel has every right to defend themselves from Jew hating, power hungry terrorists

[atwaofficial]

By Amazonwatch.org

From Richmond to Ecuador, powerful corporations are polluting our communities and threatening our collective future with impunity. When people organize and fight back, they use their endless resources to attack communities with Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) to drain their resources and shut down their organizing efforts.

Amazon Watch has been at the forefront of resistance against one of the most infamous SLAPPs in history. Chevron – one of the most egregious polluters in the world – waged a RICO lawsuit in New York against communities affected by its oil pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

We continue to remain steadfast in our support of frontline communities and organizations targeted by SLAPPs.

You probably already know about the recent SLAPP brought by Energy Transfer against Greenpeace. But you may not know that there is another equally dangerous SLAPP, and it involves many of the same actors and also targets Dakota Access Pipeline protest organizers.

Fourteen states have chosen to weaponize the courts against the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. This is a blatant attempt to silence Indigenous voices, shield corporate polluters, and suppress the truth. If these states can succeed in using the judicial system to silence those fighting for clean water and treaty rights, who will they come for next?

[yetisidelblog]

ICE raids are terrorizing immigrant communities across the country, operating with blatant disregard for constitutional rights. Federal agents are arresting people without cause, trampling on due process, and treating undocumented immigrants -- who have committed no crime -- as if they were dangerous criminals. This is an outrageous abuse of power.

Trump’s mass deportation machine isn’t just targeting undocumented people -- it’s tearing apart families, violating civil rights, and racially profiling people of color, including U.S. citizens and those with valid visas.

Hosting the Grammy Awards last week, South African comedian Trevor Noah made light of his own status while bringing the controversy into the public conversation:

"There's been a few changes in Washington. So I'm gonna enjoy tonight because this may be my last time I get to host anything in this country."

Indigenous people and Puerto Ricans -- who should never have to “prove” their right to exist in their own land -- are being harassed, detained, and forced to carry identification simply because they are brown. In Arizona and New Mexico, Native residents have already been unlawfully questioned and detained, prompting Tribal leaders to take action to protect their communities.

This is racist, unconstitutional, and morally indefensible. Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s racist mass deportations!

And it doesn’t stop there. The Trump administration is even attacking the constitutional right to birthright citizenship, calling into question Native people’s citizenship—a direct assault on the 14th Amendment, over a century of legal precedent, and the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. This administration is emboldening federal agencies—ICE, Customs & Border Patrol, and the FBI—to disregard laws, abuse power, and endanger communities nationwide.

Only Murders in the Building actress Selena Gomez received devastating clapback from Fox News and other MAGA zealots when she cried as she lamented people being deported:

“How many people are getting attacked -- the children -- they don’t understand. I’m so sorry, I wish I could do something but I can’t. I don’t know what to do.”

But support for Gomez was also evident from other celebrities, as well as her fans. Hip-hop icon and half of the group Public Enemy, Flavor Flav, let her know he’s got her back:

"Team Selena Gomez. Again. That woman is always so brave to share her truth, and so many are quick to bully her."

And even Fox News anchor Geraldo Rivera spoke up for common decency:

"Selena Gomez should be commended for her compassion and sincerity. People attacking her on social media should be ashamed. You can disagree without being disagreeable. We need comprehensive immigration reform. We can't arrest our way out of our immigration crisis. Bravo Selena!"

While some government officials and organizations are fighting back in court, Congress must do more. Lawmakers can defund ICE raids and detention centers, reject Trump’s extremist nominees, block xenophobic policies, conduct oversight visits to expose inhumane conditions, and speak out forcefully against these illegal actions. But they won’t act unless we demand it.

Send a message to Congress now: Stand up, fight back, and stop Trump’s racist deportation agenda!

Thank you for getting into the fray and standing up for what’s right!

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[zogdon]

Criticize Russia, ignore Western abuse: How these small peoples became victims of blatant hypocrisy

Criticize Russia, ignore Western abuse: How these small peoples became victims of blatant hypocrisy https://www.rt.com/news/612236-indigenous-inuit-rights-hypocrisy/

From Australia to Canada to the US, from Greenland, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Pacific... In All these places, the western world has performed shocking abuses onto indigenous populations.

Yet, western so called 'human rights' organisations ignore the huge western abuses over hundreds of years, and attack the Russian Federation about indigenous abuses, without verified evidence, and without ever lived amongst Russian indigenous populations. The Soviets and now the Russian Federation have looked after the indigenous peoples much better than any western country. Russia allows independent indigenous laws within the community, also the Russian state provides free health care, money, builds free new homes, free education across all of Russia...etc. The benefits are very generous.

But western NGOs choose to engage in a Propaganda war against Russia, because they are financed by western politicians who demand attacking Russia and China.

Typical western behaviour. We all know it, they know it, everyone knows it.

[babs-page]

“The Curse of Montezuma” by William Moulton Marston and H. G. Peter

The following images and descriptions were originally published by National Comics Publications, Inc. in Wonder Woman #24 (Jul.–Aug. 1947). Please support the official release.

In 1519, Hippolyte helps Aztec emperor Montezuma II fight against Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.

The Spaniards are chased away—but take treasure with them—so the emperor curses their ship and sinks it.

In the present, his descendant Queen Azta searches for the sunken treasure only to be attacked by pirates and saved by Wonder Woman.

They return to defeat the pirates, and Wonder Woman returns the treasure to the Aztecs.

Okay, this one is too weird for me to analyze properly. I think that it is trying to be educational about the plight of the indigenous people of the Americas against European conquerors, but it fails at almost every level.

The most blatant one is that it seems to imply that the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire failed and that the Aztecs are still organized enough to have a queen. Such a circumstance would result in a drastically different world history.

It makes it seem like the reason that the conquistadors were bad was because of conquest and plunder, which ignores the genocides and enslavement that they were responsible for.

It displays the Aztec empire as being an innocent victim of the conquistadors, despite the fact that it itself was an empire built on conquest and plunder. One of the reasons why the conquistadors were able to conquer the empire was with the help of neighboring tribes that hated the Aztecs for their own imperialism.