#i PROMISE you. as someone who was racist when he was like 16. u also can fucking just. stop.

[gorepill]

im sorry what?? how are you going to find someone talented and then casually call them the n word and then a credit to their people.

god this ask looks so bad without the fucking context of the previous ask cause it looks like it's directed to me JHWEWIRUWRE BUT IKR????? WHAT. THE FUCK EVEN??????? *WHO DOS THAT.* GENUINELY?????? are they taking racism classes on how to be more racist or. what's going on there.

[campyvillain]

AT LAST YOU HAVE THE VISION TO FIND MY ABOUT....

i’m making this bc i don’t have the energy to go thru making a carrd or separate about page lawl

hi there. call me jackie/stevie/raymond switch it up from time to time yknow. call me whichever one you like most doesn’t matter. he/him only, don’t call me by they/them please.

16, mexican+white (white-passing), tme transmasc acespec butch. don’t call me a woman, i perfer masc terms. autistic, adhd, mentally ill. i love my partner wormie pillbugplushie even when they say something about blood being the gender fluid /lh

so sorry for any typos or anything i have really shaky hands and tbh a lot of the stuff i say is incoherent ramblings. also i have difficultly reading tones and tons of issues w empathy so i can come off as a little mean or cold or my jokes might seem a little puzzling like they only make sense to me but i promise i’m nice. <3

interests.....

^ jack my friend jack do you like him? you better. he is my friend jack twf

special interests: the walten files, phantom of the paradise (best movie ever made), fnaf, character design, cartoons, horror + slashers, splatoon, punk subcultures, plushies, practical gore effects

hyperfixations: fnafvhs series, reanimator, texas chainsaw massacre 1+2, miitopia

normal interests: roller blading, antiques, insects, reptiles and being diabolical and funny and oh so talented!

there’s more i’m probably forgetting lol

dni please god!!!! i use the block button like it was just invented

biphobic/acephobic/panphobic/transphobic etc i could not give a shit less just let people live u cant change my stance on that.

terf/truscum/gender crit

proship/anti-anti/pedo/map

kink/18+/ddlg

anti neopronouns, anti he/him lesbian (thags me bitch!!!) anti she/her gay and so on

fans of: harry potter, dream smp/mcyt, south park, camp camp, aot, hazbin hotel/vivziepop or anything similar to it

racist or any other kind of variant

pro cringe culture

ableist

bootlickers (elon musk defenders, cop supporters you know the drill)

under 14 or over 26

generally if u seem Off or weird lol

if ur someone who’s like “no minor interaction w me pls!! “ but then go out of your way to interact w minors, like those types of ppl

other accs

i’m too lazy to link these by hand by my insta is locksuit i should post there more...anyway byyyee 🖤

oh yea also rb my art it’s really pretty and i work very hard on it you can see it in the my art tag

[nochu-libre]

please don’t reblog

ok like I really didn’t want to write this essay but I’m just itching to say this and have been holding it in for a very long time haha. BIG DISCLAIMER is that im not defending them but i want people to understand why exactly they watch their idols commit these acts time and time again. please understand i am not defending but merely helping you guys see it from a different point of view. again not excusing their behaviour. understand??? ok.

okay so people from the west are always like but you should know by now!!! doing a is racist or doing b is racist. it’s 2019!!!

but the question is why? if I am a person from Korea, a monoethnic, racially homogeneous country (less than 5% are non-korean and top two nationalities are chinese and vietnamese which are u kno same skin colour basically), why would I personally take the time to know that or more importantly, how? I do not see people who are different from me (skin colour wise and also general culture) on a daily basis, I do not see their struggles on the news. I do not know these struggles exist at all. woke tweets/twitter threads/discourse on Twitter don’t reach me because 1 I most probably do not know English remotely well enough to understand it and 2 who is gonna retweet English stuff on my tl anyway. moreover, their news source is like naver articles and im v sure naver aren’t talking about this stuff. also big news outlets like vox or vice that typically talk about things like this certainly don’t have their articles translated in korean so I ask again, how?

now I won’t speak for people who have been called out on doing blackface and then apologizing and saying they understand only for them to turn around and do something racist again but for the general population I can promise you that they watched the news of trudeau getting called out for his blackface pics a while back and a lot of people in Asia went … that’s racist? yeah, most people didn’t know it was. and here’s where I want to say that it comes down to ignorance.

I’ll be very honest and say that I didn’t know blackface was a problem until I came to America to study. I didn’t know that the n word was derogatory until I was maybe 16. my country didn’t even censor the word when it was on radio until around 2013. Africans are few and far between in east Asian countries therefore there aren’t any people in our local population to tell us like hey that’s wrong. we learn what we learn about these things through tv & movies (which tbh doesn’t do a great job anyway and i’m sure you’d agree) and honestly you will be shocked to know how many people living in Asia still do not know that the n word is a derogatory term. I promise you that if you ask them they’ll tell you they think the word means bro/dude/homie and nothing else. i learned what i learned about the n word through movies and i know y’all are gonna laugh but i learned from things like django unchained, the help and etc. maybe learnt it from when a celebrity who got called out for using it. so i think you’ll understand now. if anything i blame their PR person for not educating them because surely they see the comments whenever they get into one of these situations.

but regarding the general population, they say we should know about slavery and thus how the n word came about because white Americans used it as a slur in that time and it still continues to this day. but to them I want to say how many of you listen to kpop and know even a sliver of korean history? how about the big one, the history between Korea and Japan? yeah I don’t think many do know or even if you do it’s barely surface level. (i’m talking in general, i know one or two of you are probs v smart and know all of this) maybe they’ll argue we should know about america and their struggles because they’re a powerful country, an economic powerhouse and to that I say what about China which is obviously an economic powerhouse of their own. do you know anything about China;s history or the country in general other than a lot of things are made there??? ye I’m pretty sure the answer is going to be no. sometimes i understand people going like wait how can you not know but then again if you put things into perspective, you’ll then understand why they don’t know. when you’re from your country, your news is the biggest news. likewise, in my country my country’s news is the biggest news too. we have our own problems and issues too that seem like the biggest things to us. that’s not to say american racial issues are not important but it’s just in the scale of things, maybe not as important as the immediate issues someone is facing. it’s like if i were asking an american to care about the korea vs japan thing. you wont because you’re not there, you know? or palestine vs israel, the racial or rather religion issue, war, killing, land issue (im oversimplifying the issue but i’m sure you get my point). again, NOT DEFENDING but put yourself in our shoes and you’ll see why some people don’t know it’s an issue even if it’s 2019.

so then comes the issue of cultural appropriation. i would like to say that it is a western concept or rather moral belief and teaching. I don’t think it exists in the east asian part of the world because they are again largely monoethnic/racially homogenous countries. see when you go to Korea and Japan they don’t mind if you wear the hanbok or kimono. in fact they encourage it lol like in korea you get free entrance to gyeongbukgong palace if you’re in traditional wear. thus it’s always odd to them when Asian Americans get upset over things like a white person wearing their traditional wear. (again not dismissing or dictating how Asian Americans should feel but merely trying to explain the difference in mindset.) take the white girl who wore a cheong sam/qi pao aka Chinese traditional wear to prom in America… Asian Americans got really upset meanwhile people in China were like yeah that’s cool that she chose to wear it!!! and that’s because we didn’t grow up in America and we didn’t get made fun of when we wore our traditional costume or when we brought our food to school. Thus, the concept of cultural appropriation is hard to grasp in that part of the world. So when we see other people wearing our stuff we’re like huh that’s nice/cute.

Even multicultural and multiracial countries like Malaysia and Singapore, we often wear each other’s traditional costume for celebrations and weddings and sometimes just for no reason. It’s normal to us so to this day cultural appropriation remains a very foreign concept. Mostly because we don’t know what it’s like to be made fun of for simply being us. So for us it’s like we see something we like, we wear it. it’s never been a problem so we never think to ask the question: should I not be wearing this? they say we should know that cornrows, gel twists and etc. belong to the black community and they are discriminated against when they have it but when white people have it, it’s okay but again… i’m not in your country, i don’t see your struggles, so therefore, i don’t know. i think the problem is people say like hey it’s racist, it’s cultural appropriation and that’s usually the final message that reaches them and never really the explanation. so they’re like hmm they say it’s racist but i don’t really understand why so i don’t see why it’s wrong and i’m going to keep doing it. AGAIN, not defending, just explaining. (also, for some reason cornrows are a thing to get on beaches in thailand. don’t know why… it’s just a thing and that’s honestly where i’ve always seen cornrows so for a very long time i didn’t know it was wrong to do it? still struggle with it too because my experience with cornrows has nothing to do with african americans, you know?) and this could be the same for many people. again, just explaining, not trying to say it isn’t wrong.

lastly, conservatism. yes namjoon speaks of things like gender identities and feminism and yoongi wanted the bt21 characters to be gender neutral and he hinted at how he doesn’t care about gender. ok but that’s two out of 7 of them. and then take the whole population. is lgbt frequently represented in their media? no. is marriage between lgbt partners legally recognized? no. does the average korean know what pansexual, asexual, gender fluid and so on means? probably not. they’re also still fighting feminism in Korea. ask an average guy what they think about feminism and you’ll get disgruntled moans. they don’t even see why there should be a female only carriage on their subway system. they think it’s a waste. even after the whole stabbing case in gangnam. and the prevalent problem korea has with hidden cameras and girls getting recorded unknowingly when they’re having sex. e.g: the burning sun scandal which of course had to do with WAY MORE than just that. then again korea has some sort of law where they can put a man in jail if they look at them in a way (probably like sexually e.g: ogling) or so my friends tell me. my korean guy friends were complaining about it, and i think it’s in a larger context of workplace harassment but yes that’s what they took away from it, which is telling of what they think about the feminism issue. also just ask the females in korean society how sometimes their brother is preferred over them. East asian cultures typically prefer males over females because the son will pass on the family name. the son will be the breadwinner etc etc etc. korea struggles with workplace equality too.

hierarchy is a big thing in Korea. age matters. just one year older and you have to use honorifics. don’t use them and they might actually physically fight you. if the older person serves you a drink, you must turn to your side before you drink from the glass. especially in workplaces if the older person says you’re wrong, then you’re wrong. arguing is discouraged. and it’s a very famous case but Korea airlines used to be one of the worst performing airlines (meaning there were a lot of crashes) and it was for this very reason. because of the cockpit gradient, meaning co-pilots felt they couldn’t tell their pilots something was wrong because the pilots are more senior thus they couldn’t argue. Google it.

in Korea filial piety is very strong. what your parents say is very important. disobeying them is almost like asking to be disowned. education is big. getting into SKY is the dream. largely unattainable if you are not the cream of the crop but there’s a loophole. if your kid studies overseas for 12 years, when they come back, it’s easier to get into SKY or uni in general. so for 12 years usually the mother and the children go to countries like Malaysia and send their kids to school there just so they can get into a university more easily. imagine that. parents willing to spend 12 years of their lives outside of their home country just so their kid can get into a good uni. and they want to go to SKY to end up in big firms like Samsung and the like. it’s why people do literally anything to get into SKY. and yes that includes going for extra classes until like 12 am. doesn’t matter if you don’t wanna study. you just gotta do it. a lot of pressure in korean society.

Koreans as a society are very herd-like. they all mostly think and dress and wear makeup the same. I know it sounds like I’m generalizing but if you were in Korea 2 winters ago literally almost everyone was wearing a long black puffer winter jacket. the kind that went to your ankles. and when I say almost everyone, I really mean it. there are pictures of it and even videos. and with a lot of trends it’s the same. the straight eyebrow trend. the pink eyeshadow trend. the permed hair trend for guys. Asian societies are taught to blend in rather than stand out. Americans for example reward individualism. that’s not really the case in Asia. in school a good student is a quiet student. not the outspoken student. again herd mentality isn’t exactly exclusive to korea and i dont know how to explain it but it’s quite next level in korea haha. if you’ve lived there or you know korean people, you know what i’m talking about.

then there’s the sogaeting trend… aka the blind date thing… anyway you gotta be a part of it when you’re in college. when in college it’s expected of you to find someone to date. everyone wants to be cc aka campus couple which is actual korean slang. feelsbad if you’re single. on the topic of dating, a lot of people especially older gen don’t like it when you date someone who isn’t korean. even those in our gen also. i’ve also heard it’s hard to make true friends in korea like they’ll always be surface friends but nothing more. i’ve heard this from friends who are fluent in korean too so it’s not really the language barrier. maybe cultural? sometimes they’re ignorant towards other cultures like if you’re from SEA and they haven’t been there before they’ll ask if they live on trees in the country you're from. this is a true story, happened many times.

also most college dorms have curfews and men and women live in separate buildings. and have you ever watched korean dramas and stopped to wonder why hugging is always such an omg moment? can you ever imagine a western rom com series and the cliffhanger of the episode is that they hugged? y'all would laugh. but that’s just what it’s like in Korea. girls and guys dont typically hug unless they’re dating. will never forget my korean friend bringing her other korean friends to their first ‘American’ party (meaning all the past parties they were at, there were only koreans in attendance) and they saw us hugging our guy friends and they’re like wait you guys aren’t dating and y'all hug??? and then they said 와 외국인 스타일… aka wow foreigner style. yes this isn’t everyone but it’s mostly everyone. that’s why celebs don’t hug each other because it’s not normal for them and ya their fan base would literally have an aneurysm. but u kno guys and guys are ok and girls and girls are ok. typically very touchy towards same gender. not sure why lol. also one night stands are also 외국인 스타일. and tattoos are sort of illegal. don’t get me started on drugs. you saw what happened with TOP. to them WEED = BAD. they’re like not weed NOOOO. it took them so long to allow it for medical use. yeah and abortion is a no. lots of christians in korea. also tons of very cult-like christian type of things. you’ve probably seen them shouting at myeong-dong if you’ve been.

that’s not to say korea is superbly conservative overall. i’m just saying it’s not a liberal happyland either. there are lgbt people, there are people who go for one night stands (apparently that’s what clubs are for lol they go there to pick the prey of the night) etc. etc. etc. i know this comes off kind of harsh but i like korea and a lot of my friends are korean and there are many wonderful things about the place and the people. but this is just the topic of discussion for the day thus it came out that way. disclaimer again that my intention is not to excuse their behaviour. just giving a different viewpoint. you may understand and still not agree. that’s cool. i’m always down to learn so if you intend to educate i’m always down to listen. no name-calling and stuff pls. doesn’t get anyone anywhere.

[faithlvss]

❝ I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. ❞ CHELLA MAN? No, that’s actually CRESS LEE. A SIXTH YEAR student, this RAVENCLAW student is sided with THE DEATH EATERS. HE identifies as GENDERQUEER and is a MUGGLEBORN who is known to be FOCUSED, CALLOUS, and ZEALOUS but also DRIVEN, CURIOUS, and PERSUASIVE. { A, 19, EST, SHE/HER }

like this post to plot with my disappointing ruthless ravenclaw teenager. please, i’m begging u. 

he’s known that he was different from the beginning, but, to be fair, that’s nothing special. 

cress lee. ravenclaw. one of the student leaders of the death eaters. ‘muggle’-born. is this hypocritical and against his interest? well yeah. duh. does he care? 

the words i think of most when cress comes to mind are boundless. breathless. he’s a ravenclaw to the core, someone who adores the pursuit of knowledge... no matter the cost.  

ill do a quick blurb of his personality bc it all takes a turn from here on out. driven. meticulous. wry. witty. persuasive. loves debates. loves philosophy. loves a good practical joke. curious. devoted. dutiful. at times, lazy, especially when it comes to schoolwork. a little cocky. normal 16 year old boy minus the whole... committed to an evil classist racist organization.

really good at duelling. loves magic in all forms. favorite subject is defense. least favorite is history of magic.

born to a squib mother and a squib father. its a sweet love story, honestly. he’ll tell you it if you ask.

here’s the start: boy meets girl. in a world where not much makes sense, they do.

here’s the breakdown: boy and girl have baby. baby gets magic. boy and girl weep.

out of joy? out of grief? look, when the wizarding world has taken so much from them already, is it a gift or a curse to be pulled back in?

the story from here is simple: he’s barely three when he starts showing signs of magic. his parents quit their jobs in the muggle world and work as nonmagical labourers in the wizarding one, so cress will grow up surrounded by the world of wonder that they did-- only this time without the waiting for a letter that never comes. the wishing for the thing that never happens. the wanting something that you can never have.

cress collins lee will get to do everything they dreamed of doing. and even more importantly, he promises them. he wants to do it.

look-- blood purity? irrelevant. antiquated. for years, he watched his parents slave away to just be a part of a world that their blood, by any sense of the word, gave them rights to.

call him what you will. he’ll agree. his blood is filthy and he is proud of it. in the end, all that matters is ability in magic. plain and simple. blood status means nothing without the firepower to back it up. the respect he has is earned, not given. that’s the way he wants things.

he joined the death eaters fairly early on. and it’s very likely that it was a surprise, even to his friends.

sure, he doesn’t believe in /everything/ that the death eaters supposedly do, but-- they are doing what no one else dares to do. tell the wizarding world to change.

the other side thinks that the death eaters are the bad guys, but they’re not any better. the muggles suffer from ailments that the magical world has cured. wixen keep things from them just to be cruel. wixen even keep things from themselves, place rules and regulations on things that could make everyone’s life better.

is that not cruel? is that not inhumane?

there are problems in the wizarding world running deep below the surface that the both sides are content to ignore. at least the death eaters are going to shake things up at all.

and cress has done the math. if everything falls apart, he can pick through the rubble and get what he wants. if the death eaters win, he can try and push his agenda all the while remaining on top. and regardless--- he gets what he wants: the opportunity to explore dark magic.

he’s been curious about it ever since he first heard of it. and though he DOES care about the societal ills that he says he wants to fix, is the idea that something is off-limits not the greatest injustice of all? there is no morality to the pursuit of knowledge. how dare they try to make it seem that way.

you don’t understand, you see -- you’re all too close to the situation.  

both sides. mcgonagall’s army, the death eaters. they fight a war they cannot hope to win. they are blinded too much about who they are. cress only cares about-- who he will become. what he will know.

of course, he’s not blind to the horrors the death eaters have committed. but -- do the rest of them really think they’re better than that? they hide magic from the world when they know how much it would make life better.

just look at how it has made his----

(tw body image/minor horror, mentions of magic altering the body.) he was born with progressive hearing loss and is deaf. He uses magical hearing aids (essentially a noninvasive cochlear implant). He still knows sign language, but usually has no real need to use it-- as there is not any/many people fluent in it in the wizarding world.

he is trans. (for more specifics, he identifies as genderqueer and uses he/him). the magical world has made transitioning infinitely easier. (end tw)

wars don’t end with prophecies. they end when injustice ceases to exist. and that’s not going to happen unless the whole world crumbles. so that’s what he’s going to hope for. regardless of what the rest of the death eaters want, the future he fights for- as he will tell you- is more equal that yours.

newsfLASH ITS NOT BUT TRY CONVINCING AN OPINIONATED 16 YEAR OLD OF ANYTHING

in the end, what makes magic dark? he asks. who draws the line? if you falter when you answer, he seizes the conversation. then there is no line to draw, he utters forcefully, then there is no line to cross.

no more boundaries. no more limits. no more rules.

as surely as the rivers run, change is coming.

cress has no intention of being left behind.

[soshortstoryteller]

Auto-tag supposed to be an ask away but nah

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

Yes! I’m aware of how lucky I am even if my dad is sometimes insufferable. Nothing compared to some of my friends’

02: Who did you last say “I love you” to?

My mom ^^

03: Do you regret anything?

I used to regret not taking up music when I was 7 and offered to, but now that I’ve finally started guitar this “to-do-thing” is checked and the regret faded away!

04: Are you insecure?

It depends, but normally i’m not except for when my latent anxiety wakes up :’D

05: What is your relationship status?

Lots of husbandos and waifus and in love with myself

06: How do you want to die?

Peacefully and old

07: What did you last eat?

A SOUP THAT HAD EGG, HAM AND CHEESE IS MY MOM A MASTERCHEF OKEY? OKEY.

  08: Played any sports?

Currently starting w/ skate and formerly karate and dancing

09: Do you bite your nails?

Sore finger instead :DD

10: When was your last physical fight?

When I was 12 in the middle of the high school’s corridor (the guy was bullying me okey? okey.) 

11: Do you like someone?

I like lots of people, starting with myself and finishing with you ewe

12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours?

Nah I always want to sleep

13: Do you hate anyone at the moment?

All of the rapists in the world 

14: Do you miss someone?

MY FRIENDS BECAUSE I CAN’T SEE THEM SO OFTEN NOW 

15: Have any pets?

Oh Alá 

16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment?

Lazy. Does that count?

17: Ever made out in the bathroom?

Of course, with myself if you know what i mean okno

18: Are you scared of spiders?

Only if they’re poisonous and their venom can kill me. Otherwise, THEY ARE CUTE, RON WEASLY!

19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?

YES I WOULD GO TO PREHISTORY AND TO VISIT SO MANY MYSOGINISTS, RACISTS ETC TO SLAP THEM AND WHILE I’M AT IT I OBSERVE THE TIME I AM IN ^U^

20: Where was the last place you snogged someone?

You’re getting annoying man. Somewhere in the SIMS.

21: What are your plans for this weekend?

Papers yay :DDD

22: Do you want to have kids? How many?

Yep! 1. At most 2 (and if so they must be identical twins or else an adopted teenager)

23: Do you have piercings? How many?

Nope. 0.

24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)?

Anything related to Humanities really (though Philosophy is the most difficult to me but i love it anyway)

25: Do you miss anyone from your past?

Nah, it’s more like nostalgia but not missing

26: What are you craving right now?

Worldwide peace, eradication of famine, capitalism and heteropatriarchy and, of course, Miraculous Ladybug E7 S2

27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart?

I’m not sure

28: Have you ever been cheated on?

Yes. Magnus promised me I was the only one and then he goes and marries Cleo. what a dickhead.

29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry?

I. Have. Been. Single. My. Whole. Fucking. Life. You. Tirseome. Topic.

30: What’s irritating you right now?

Your stupid questions about love

31: Does somebody love you?

I think I can affirm so

32: What is your favourite color?

Specially turquoise but there’s no color I dislike

  33: Do you have trust issues?

Maybe I trust to quickly

34: Who/what was your last dream about?

Something related to a performance and Merlí (TV show)

35: Who was the last person you cried in front of?

It’s been a while since I last cried... Maybe my mom?

36: Do you give out second chances too easily?

No, I give them if I think the person deserves it

37: Is it easier to forgive or forget?

To me, forgive. I can forgive, but it takes time to forget

38: Is this year the best year of your life?

ACTUALLY YES.

39: How old were you when you had your first kiss?

*facepalm*

40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked?

Nope but sometimes I think it’d be cool to give it a try

51: Favourite food?

Boof, I’d say meat + bechamel + coliflower but there are so many foods I like (Mexican, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Arabic...)

52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason?

Yep

53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night?

Putting my bite plate on

54: Is cheating ever okay?

wtf give me a situation

55: Are you mean?

If I have to

56: How many people have you fist fought?

1

57: Do you believe in true love?

Yeah

58: Favourite weather?

CLOUDS. THUNDERS. COLD. IF THERE’S SUN IT HAS TO BE A WARM DAY OR IN THE AFTERNOON, IF NOT I KILL THE SUN

59: Do you like the snow?

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

60: Do you wanna get married?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

62: What makes you happy?

LOTS OF THINGS. HINT: NOT YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT LOVE

63: Would you change your name?

No but yes. I like my name but I’d like to be called Dánae

64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?

Taking into account it was my mom and I hung on her just to kiss her for like 5′ let’s say no

65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?

Sex doesn’t exist, but if a friends falls for me I’d try to continue being her friend and not to mkae them feel bad

66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around?

Duh

67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to?

*screams like Thomas Sanders* My dad. Happy now??

68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?

Does my anthropology teacher in class count? His classes are so fucking deep and I love them

69: Do you believe in soulmates?

Yeah but I also believe in multiple soulmates 

70: Is there anyone you would die for?

I’m not sure

[callsignbaphomet]

1-60 for Jelani (i believe thats how u spell it omg im sorry im AWFUL w names)

Yeah, that's how you spell his name. I'm terrible with names as well, it's why I gotta keep repeating them or I'll forget lol1: What is your character's biggest fear?Migraine attacks. He gets them at random and after countless tests no one has any idea what sets them off or why. Besides the immeasurable amount of pain that can cause him to blackout, his blood pressure spikes and he gets really bad nosebleeds and what's worse is that after a migraine attack his night terrors and sleep paralysis act up even more which makes him freak out and often ends with him being sedated.After migraine attacks he's hit with some very heavy insomnia that can last a week and some odd days, which brings a whole new mess of problems and risks: the fast and erratic heartbeats, the schizophrenia-like symptoms, imbalance of hormones, memory loss, headaches, microsleeps, hallucinations and so on. The only thing that sorta helps is a chemically induced coma.2: What is your character's favorite memory?When he was a kid Loke and Alfr would always take him everywhere and would constantly play with him. Alfr was kind of like an older sibling to him. One time Loke and Alfr set out to take some supplies to another village which was a 4 day trip and they took Jelani with them. Just four days with his brother and his brother's boyfriend travelling by themselves.3: What is your character's least favorite memory?During a raid his paternal grandfather was gravely injured and as much as Jelani tried to help he still died in front of him.4: Does anyone have a crush on your character? Is your character aware of this?Currently Mason does. Jelani knows but he is not going to do anything about it. He's married.5: Describe your character's dream date.Something simple. Out to eat, find a nice and tranquil place to just talk until sunrise.6: What is your character's sexual orientation?Pansexual.7: How does your character feel about their name?What's not to like? He was named after his maternal grandfather, the name means "mighty" and it only helps to boost his already elevated ego. He probably woulda ended up being named Ragnvaldr but his dad insisted that his mom name him.8: Does your character hate anyone? Why?Lucian. Out of jealousy he turned the other celestial beings against Jelani and a whole drama started that ended in war and billions dead. TBH Jelani shoulda known better but he had a short temper back then.Hróarr. The man that killed his paternal grandfather. He became Hróarr One-Armed after Jelani and Loke crippled his arm to the point where it had to be cut off.Angelus' entire maternal family. Kinda obvious as to why.9: How does your character feel about religion?He doesn't care for it much in terms of being "really devote", not exactly his thing though he does respect it. However, he does not respect the concept of Christianity, he doesn't trust it. But he has no problem with Christians themselves as long as they don't come at him with "drop paganism it's wrong" or those that use it as an excuse for pushing forward hate.10: Would your character ever kill someone?That's practically his job. Most of the threats they face HAVE to be taken out. When he was younger he and his family were dedicated to wiping out related threats.11: How did your character meet their best friend?He was born lolJelani considers his older brother his best and closest friend.12: How would/does your character feel about roller coasters?He loves going on roller coasters! The scarier and faster and bigger the better!13: What would your character die for?His brother, husband, family and close friends.14: What is the cutest thing your character has ever done?He was too nervous to propose face to face so he grabbed Maya (Angelus' pet ferret), tied a ribbon around her neck with the ring on it and sent her to Angelus. He didn't exactly ask, Angelus kind of asked him if that's what he meant and in the shiest whisper he confirmed that that's what he meant.15: What music genre would your character listen to?Black metal, symphonic metal, death metal. Metal!16: What other fictional characters remind you of your character?I don't wanna compare any OC to other fictional characters. Sounds stupid but I really don't like that.17: Does your character have any irrational fears?Absolute darkness. Not like the night or just a dark hall. I mean absolute darkness where you can't even see your own hands in front of you.18: How would your character feel about having their life recorded?Pissed off. He likes his privacy.19: What is your character's deepest, darkest secret?Okay, tl;dr. When Morris, Loke, Jelani and Trevor got Angelus away from his abusers Angelus made Morris promise not to hurt them. Morris never did, only because he thought it would make Angelus' guilt and mental state worse.Skip to 2 centuries later and by sheer coincidence Angelus bumped into Lexington who was the most abusive towards him. Lexington just took him with him and tortured him. Why? Idk he's an abusive predator who hated his nephew more than anything else and the thought of Angelus still being alive and happy pissed him off.So after they found Angelus Jelani and Loke found out it was Lexington so Jelani went to find him. Spent a week torturing him and then killed him. He dropped what remained of Lexington at Angelus' grandmother's place and warned her that if anyone of them ever came near him again he'd personally kill her entire family in front of her and then turn her over to some Slayers.Angelus doesn't know Jelani did that. The only one who knows anything is Loke.20: What is the most surprising thing about your character?He sleeps with a nightlight on because of night terrors that he never outgrew.21: Is your character flexible?Physically? Personality wise? Not really for the first. Yeah for the second one.22: What is the worst thing your character has ever done?Started a war that ended in the deaths of millions of celestial beings, almost destroyed an empire, led to his and thousands of other's exile.23: Is your character morally gray or black or white?Gray. V E R Y gray.24: What prejudices does your character have?None. He and his brother were raised to treat others as they'd like to be treated, to treat everyone with respect, that prejudices are harmful and why, and to be honest if he had any prejudices he wouldn't have been accepted into the organization much less been made second in command or even eventually end up as first in command.25: Would you want to hang out with your character?YES!26: What is your favorite headcanon for your character?Wouldn't this make it canon? Lmao.Anyway, been playing with the idea that after his arc he begins to try to tap into his abilities which some include magic so he switches between male and female just for fun.27: What would be the worst way for your character to die?Dying knowing that his brother or husband or family or close friends were in danger but he wouldn't be able to do anything about it.28: What pet would your character like to have?He actually has a female ball python named Slinky.29: What would be your character's favorite food?Sushi.30: Would your character have any hobbies?Reading. He reads a lot. Also video games.31: What social media would your character use?Most likely Twitter and Instagram.32: What does your character look like?Cheapo rundown. Well built, very tall, long black straight hair that he's not really fond of since he feels it just sits there and looks dull as hell, blue eyes, really dark skin and has a strange mark on his lower left side that looks like a burn. It's a sigilbut he doesn't know that until his arc.33: In what ways is your character like you?Stubborn and competitive.34: What is cliche about your character?Metalhead that's really into satanic aesthetic and imagery just for the shock factor.35: What is unique about your character?I guess the fact that he is a Maker (god of all gods) of the primordial pantheon.36: Does anyone want to harm your character?So many enemies over the centuries. There's a lot of people that wanna kill 'im but Lucian NEEDS to if he plans on keeping the realm under his command.37: Do people have justified grudges against your character?Check the previous answer.38: What role does your character play in their story?He's one of the main characters.39: What would be your character's niche on Tumblr?He would probably last three minutes on Tumblr. See what a dumb mess it is and then deactivate.40: What would be your character's favorite school subject?History and science.41: Would your character want to have any children?He's thought about it but not really.42: What would be your character's dream career?He's been doing what he's been doing for so long that nothing else would be as satisfying or even worth it.43: What is your character insecure about?Not being good enough. Messing up so badly that it would cost someone their life.44: What is your character proud of?How much he has climbed within the organization. He was the top agent for centuries which landed him a place amongst the three leaders and not just any, once Morris steps down he'll leave the organization in Jelani's hands.45: What would your character change about themselves?He'd prefer to have his mother's hair. Most likely different eye color because he's had it up to here with comments like, "Oh, wow, that is so rare on someone like you."46: Would you want to trade places with your character?God, yes, you have no idea.47: What fandoms would your character be in?He wouldn't be in any fandom. He'd peak in a little bit every once in a while but he'd never go into it.48: How would your character type?On mobile he's pretty fast. Keyboard not fast but not slow either.49: How does your character stand politically?You know the side that's NOT xenophobic, racist and downright horrible unless you're a rich, straight, cisgender, white male? Yeah, that one.50: What is your favorite thing about your character?Despite the fact that he's so powerful and capable of taking care of himself in practically any scenario he still needs his older brother.51: What is your character's favorite animal?Otters.52: How would your character act in gym class?Would participate but wouldn't go all out.53: What clubs would your character join?Book club and anything to do with video games.54: What is the saddest thing about your character's life?I can't think of anything. He's one of my OCs that's had it relatively good.55: Would your character do the Ice Bucket Challenge?Why do something idiotic when you can just donate the money directly?56: What's one of your character's quirks?He's a bit of a neat freak, everything has to be clean and tidy in his apartment.57: How would your character feel about feminism?He IS one. Without it a lot of things wouldn't have happened to make life livable for many people, himself included.58: Is your character dorky or more athletic?More dorky.59: What is your least favorite thing about your character?His ego can be jarring.60: If you could title your character's life, what would you title it?Lol I couldn't think of anything.

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all of them

´If this wasn’t you I’d say no lmao

1: Full name: [redacted] (I’m not giving out my last name on the Internet no gracias)

2: Zodiac sign: Taurus

3: 3 Fears: death, crowds, losing the people I care about

4: 3 things I love: the woods, music, being with the people I love

5: 4 turns on: I’m not a sexual person, I don’t have sexual turn ons? but like romantic turn ons I guess are a sense of humor, kindness, a sense of adventure, and good hugs lol 

6: 4 turns off: Again, in a romantic sense, arrogance, egocentrism, hatred of people for things they can’t control (like if you’re racist or sexist or homophobic lol bye), unwillingness to try anything new

7: My best friend: I have so many, but the top ones are Victoria, Jess, Patti, Abby, CeeCee and Maddie

8: Sexual orientation: Biromantic asexual

9: My best first date: Every date I’ve been on has been a trainwreck… I’d have to say I went to Starbucks once with this guy, and that’s the best because it was the only one where something didn’t go totally wrong.

10: How tall am I: 5′ 4″

11: What do I miss: MY DOGS OMFG 

12: What time were I born: 4:44 am

13: Favourite color: Forest Green

14: Do I have a crush: Not at the moment

15: Favourite quote: “I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep”

16: Favourite place: The gorge down the road from my aunt’s lake house

17: Favourite food: fuck, I love food so much… uhhh potatoes? mac and cheese? chicken nuggets? all of the above?

18: Do I use sarcasm: lmao yes always

19: What am I listening to right now: Made of Stone by Daughter

20: First thing I notice in new person: their energy

21: Shoe size: 9

22: Eye color: half brown and half green

23: Hair color: dirty blonde

24: Favourite style of clothing: I love boho things, theyre so cute and comfy

25: Ever done a prank call?: Probably? I can’t recall but probably when I was a kid lmao

26: What colour of underwear I’m wearing now?: black

27: Meaning behind my URL: iti iskuna means “the heart of a tree” in Choctaw, and I find a lot of similarities between myself and trees

28: Favourite movie: The Princess Bride

29: Favourite song: Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead

30: Favourite band: f u c k don’t do this to me…. Radiohead, Hozier, Daughter, The Front Bottoms, I could go on….

31: How I feel right now: relaxed, peaceful (for once)

32: Someone I love: all my friends 

33: My current relationship status: single pringle

34: My relationship with my parents: rocky, I don’t really want to get into it

35: Favourite holiday: Christmas

36: Tattoos and piercing i have: I have my ears pierced and my nose pierced, I have a tattoo of a tree on my ankle and a tattoo of forget-me-nots surrounded by “I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep” on my thigh

37: Tattoos and piercing i want: I want my helix done, and I want a tattoo of “so it goes” and a tattoo of the equilibrium sign in chemical reactions

38: The reason I joined Tumblr: lol who even knows I’ve been on this hellsite for too long

39: Do I and my last ex hate each other?: No, but I don’t ever want to see him again because he’s not healthy

40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts?: lmao sometimes from my mom?

41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted?: Uh no that’d be a weird roommate situation

42: When did I last hold hands?: probably last weekend, my friends and I are really touchy-feely 

43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?: 30 minutes if I’m not doing my makeup, 45-60 minutes if I am

44: Have I shaved your legs in the past three days?: yes bc it was hella nice outside and I wanted to wear a dress

45: Where am I right now?: My dorm room

46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me?: Patti or CeeCee (if she’s not also drunk)

47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level?: Somewhere in between those two

48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad?: When I’m not at college, yes 

49: Am I excited for anything?: SPRING BREAK FUCK YEAH

50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?: Yes, either Ryan or Zach 

51: How often do I wear a fake smile?: A lot but no one knows

52: When was the last time I hugged someone?: Last night when I picked up Alana from the airport

53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me?: Lmao good for them? idc

54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not?: Yes, but I’m slowly getting away from them

55: What is something I disliked about today?: How fucking cold it is outside

56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?: I have no idea… shit… I guess Chris Pratt? He seems so funny. Or Amy Poehler.

57: What do I think about most?: My own inner workings and why I am the way I am

58: What’s my strangest talent?: I’m weirdly flexible?? 

59: Do I have any strange phobias?: I’m really really afraid of blood

60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?: Usually behind it

61: What was the last lie I told?: I don’t even know I rarely ever lie, and if I do it’s because I’m planning a surprise for someone

62: Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?: video chatting

63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens?: after last weekend, I definitely believe in ghosts, and I think aliens exist but not in the way we normally think of them

64: Do I believe in magic?: No

65: Do I believe in luck?: Yes

66: What’s the weather like right now?: Cloudy and cold

67: What was the last book I’ve read?: I’m currently reading Catch-22 so I guess that?

68: Do I like the smell of gasoline?: NO OH MY GOD ITS DISGUSTING

69: Do I have any nicknames?: [redacted], Daddy, Daddy Meme Lord

70: What was the worst injury I’ve ever had?: I cracked my head open when I was a kid

71: Do I spend money or save it?: I spend it and it’s always on Wawa

72: Can I touch my nose with a tongue?: ugh no

73: Is there anything pink in 10 feet from me?: My retainer case 

74: Favourite animal?: DOGGOS

75: What was I doing last night at 12 AM?: Driving to Sonic after picking up Alana from the airport

76: What do I think is Satan’s last name is?: Trump

77: What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it?: Who Needs You by the Orwells 

78: How can you win my heart?: memes and pictures of dogs 

79: What would I want to be written on my tombstone?: If we’re being serious, I’d love “everything was beautiful and nothing hurt,” but if we’re being facetious, I want the entirety of my chicken nugget essay written on my tombstone

80: What is my favorite word?: petrichor 

81: My top 5 blogs on tumblr: honestly I don’t even know, I never look at who I reblog most of my stuff from

82: If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say?: Please, be kind to each other. We need it now more than ever.

83: Do I have any relatives in jail?: Some distant cousin of my mother’s, but I’ve never actually met him

84: I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power?: Either the ability to heal others or the ability to manipulate water

85: What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on?: I really can’t think of one, I’m a pretty open and honest person

86: What is my current desktop picture?: my doggos

87: Had sex?: no

88: Bought condoms?: no

89: Gotten pregnant?: no

90: Failed a class?: no

91: Kissed a boy?: yes

92: Kissed a girl?: yes

93: Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain?: no

94: Had job?: yes

95: Left the house without my wallet?: lmao always

96: Bullied someone on the internet?: no

97: Had sex in public?: no

98: Played on a sports team?: yeah, I did volleyball for a while and then I did crew in high school

99: Smoked weed?: no

100: Did drugs?: no

101: Smoked cigarettes?: no

102: Drank alcohol?: yes

103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan?: no

104: Been overweight?: currently am lmao

105: Been underweight?: no

106: Been to a wedding?: yeah when I was like 10?

107: Been on the computer for 5 hours straight?: lmao probably

108: Watched TV for 5 hours straight?: also probably 

109: Been outside my home country?: never

110: Gotten my heart broken?: oh of course

111: Been to a professional sports game?: I went to a minor league baseball game once

112: Broken a bone?: no

113: Cut myself?: yes (414 days clean)

114: Been to prom?: yes, it was lame

115: Been in airplane?: yes

116: Fly by helicopter?: no

117: What concerts have I been to?: American Authors, Sam Smith, Muse, Pierce the Veil, All Time Low, Demi Lovato, Kesha, The Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, Warped Tour (if that counts), probably more that I can’t think of

118: Had a crush on someone of the same sex?: yes

119: Learned another language?: si, yo hablo espanol

120: Wore make up?: yes 

121: Lost my virginity before I was 18?: no

122: Had oral sex?: no

123: Dyed my hair?: yes, I regret it so much 

124: Voted in a presidential election?: yes

125: Rode in an ambulance?: no

126: Had a surgery?: does wisdom teeth removal count?

127: Met someone famous?: I met some of my emo band idols lmao

128: Stalked someone on a social network?: oh of course

129: Peed outside?: probably when I was a kid

130: Been fishing?: yes when I was 6 it was awful I hate it

131: Helped with charity?: I volunteer with a lot of local things, I last volunteered at an elementary school by my dorm

132: Been rejected by a crush?: yes always lol

133: Broken a mirror?: never

134: What do I want for birthday?: just a good time with my friends 

135: How many kids do I want and what will be their names?: I want two if I decide to have kids, if they’re girls I like Lenore Giselle and Eliza Jane, if they’re boys I like Jonas Michael and Cameron James

136: Was I named after anyone?: my first name is after my dad’s ex girlfriend, my middle name is after my mom’s grandma

137: Do I like my handwriting?: lol no it’s horrid 

138: What was my favourite toy as a child?: a stuffed panda bear that I creatively named Pandie

139: Favourite Tv Show?: Sherlock or Parks and Rec or Stitchers

140: Where do I want to live when older?: Northern California

141: Play any musical instrument?: I play piano, guitar, clarinet, cello, and I sing

142: One of my scars, how did I get it?: I had a bolt dragged through my knee at crew camp the summer after my freshman year of high school

143: Favourite pizza toping?: extra cheese

144: Am I afraid of the dark?: not necessarily 

145: Am I afraid of heights?: y e s omfg

146: Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad?: not really?

147: Have I ever tried my hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end?: lmao always, I tried to audition for a capella groups on campus and I rushed Phi Sigma Pi and got rejected from all of them

148: What I’m really bad at: dealing with my emotions

149: What my greatest achievements are: getting into the college I’m currently at, winning 2 writing awards and being published in an anthology, being over 400 days clean, being alive

150: The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me: My mom once told me that the reason I didn’t have any friends was because I talked too much about my problems and nobody really cared about them

151: What I’d do if I won in a lottery: pay off all my debts and my parents’ debts, donate to charities, travel the world

152: What do I like about myself: my kindness and compassion

153: My closest Tumblr friend: I don’t talk to anyone on tumblr anymore I’m sorry :(

154: Something I fantasise about: traveling the world with all my friends

155: Any question you’d like: what do u want from me patti lol

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Huffington Post: U.S. Gets A Taste Of Life Without Immigrants In Nationwide Protests

AUSTIN ― Immigrants across the country stayed away from work, missed school or avoided making purchases on Thursday in support of a grassroots movement aiming to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like.

In an effort to combat President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities ― either in support of the immigrant community or because too few employees turned up to work.

The Huffington Post has withheld the names of several of those who spoke to us on Thursday to protect them from potential reprisals by immigration authorities.

In Austin, hundreds rallied outside City Hall, letting out cheers as passing cars honked in support. Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her sister in front of the building. Both are American citizens but worry for their undocumented parents.

“I’m here for my family,” Noemí, who missed a day of school to attend the rally, told The Huffington Post. “My parents came to this country 23 years ago. They’ve made their lives here. …We want to make the city a better place to live. This city would fall apart without immigrants.”

Noemí’s mother takes care of her three daughters at home while her husband works in construction. She said that for the first time in her life, she’s scared to leave the house, after a string of immigration arrests that resulted in many people with clean criminal records being detained. In recent years, the Obama administration focused deportation proceedings primarily on people who committed serious crimes or recent crossers, while largely sparing people with clean records and longstanding ties to the country.

“I used to feel secure that my husband would come home after work, like he always has,” Noemí’s mother said. “Now we don’t know.”

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Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her younger sister in front of Austin City Hall on Feb. 16, 2017, at a demonstration to support immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. 

Several immigrants, including Noemí’s father, said their bosses supported their decision to strike. Fifteen of his 25-person construction crew asked for the day off, so his boss canceled operations for the day. That means going without a day’s wages, since he’s paid by the hour.

Guillermo Gutiérrez, a Mexican-born immigrant who became a citizen years ago, said he was fasting for the day and took off from his job in apartment maintenance to attend the march.

“I told [my boss] I was going to miss today and he said, ‘That’s your right as a citizen,’” Gutiérrez said. “For those who don’t have papers, we have to be here today.”

From City Hall, the protesters marched to the Texas legislature, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting, “USA, No Trump, No KKK, No racists!”

Cliff Wilson, 57, only heard of the restaurant closings and protests when he saw the marchers walk down Congress Ave. He walked up to La Peña, an art gallery, and saw a sign saying it would shut down for the day to support immigrants.

“God bless ‘em,” Wilson said, referring to immigrants. “You know what you’re doing when you make someone a meal? You’re making people happy.”

One Austin teacher in a heavily Hispanic school said only four out of her 26 students came to class Thursday because of the strike. At times during the day, she taught only one student.

“We really didn’t expect all these absences,” the teacher said. “We were prepared for some, but we never imagined that it would be this big.”

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At one point, one Austin teacher had only one student in her class. 

A McDonald’s in the southern side of Austin was also closed, according to Spectrum News Austin reporter Stef Manisero. McDonald’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similar scenes played out in other cities across the country.

High-profile chefs and family-owned restaurants proved powerful allies, with many closing their doors in support of the millions of immigrant employees who are an essential part of the food industry.

Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who was embroiled in a legal battle with Trump after pulling out of plans to open a restaurant in a Trump hotel, closed all five of his Washington D.C.-area restaurants on Thursday in solidarity. The Sweetgreen restaurant chain closed 18 of its D.C. locations, too, in support of its team members. Some eateries near the Pentagon, including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, were also reportedly closed, according to Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber on Twitter.

Chef Rick Bayless closed four of his Chicago restaurants and promised to donate 10 percent of the revenues from two others to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. In New York City, the Blue Ribbon restaurant group closed a majority of its locations and released a statement of solidarity.

Bravo, Blue Ribbon Sushi!!! Standing up for immigrants & all their contributions. https://t.co/NIMVbP2bQf #ADayWithoutImmigrants #RESIST pic.twitter.com/8xlVt3Od9w

— Arun Luthra (@ArunLuthra) February 15, 2017

“We stand 100% behind our employees — whether they are immigrants or born in America, back of house or front of house,” reads the group’s statement. “When employees who haven’t missed a day of work in nearly 25 years come to you and ask for a day off to march against injustice, the answer is easy.”

The Trump administration has detained more than 680 people in a sweeping operation called Cross-Check, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. The president’s new immigration directives, which view virtually all undocumented immigrants as priorities for deportation, has infuriated activists and immigrants.

Thursday’s rallies recalled the strikes and protests of May 1, 2006, a string of nationwide demonstrations that were similarly publicized as “A Day Without Immigrants,” or “The Great American Boycott.” At the time, more than 1 million protesters were responding to a congressional bill that would have increased border security and made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant living in the United States.   

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AUSTIN ― Immigrants across the country stayed away from work, missed school or avoided making purchases on Thursday in support of a grassroots movement aiming to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like.

In an effort to combat President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities ― either in support of the immigrant community or because too few employees turned up to work.

The Huffington Post has withheld the names of several of those who spoke to us on Thursday to protect them from potential reprisals by immigration authorities.

In Austin, hundreds rallied outside City Hall, letting out cheers as passing cars honked in support. Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her sister in front of the building. Both are American citizens but worry for their undocumented parents.

“I’m here for my family,” Noemí, who missed a day of school to attend the rally, told The Huffington Post. “My parents came to this country 23 years ago. They’ve made their lives here. …We want to make the city a better place to live. This city would fall apart without immigrants.”

Noemí’s mother takes care of her three daughters at home while her husband works in construction. She said that for the first time in her life, she’s scared to leave the house, after a string of immigration arrests that resulted in many people with clean criminal records being detained. In recent years, the Obama administration focused deportation proceedings primarily on people who committed serious crimes or recent crossers, while largely sparing people with clean records and longstanding ties to the country.

“I used to feel secure that my husband would come home after work, like he always has,” Noemí’s mother said. “Now we don’t know.”

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Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her younger sister in front of Austin City Hall on Feb. 16, 2017, at a demonstration to support immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. 

Several immigrants, including Noemí’s father, said their bosses supported their decision to strike. Fifteen of his 25-person construction crew asked for the day off, so his boss canceled operations for the day. That means going without a day’s wages, since he’s paid by the hour.

Guillermo Gutiérrez, a Mexican-born immigrant who became a citizen years ago, said he was fasting for the day and took off from his job in apartment maintenance to attend the march.

“I told [my boss] I was going to miss today and he said, ‘That’s your right as a citizen,’” Gutiérrez said. “For those who don’t have papers, we have to be here today.”

From City Hall, the protesters marched to the Texas legislature, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting, “USA, No Trump, No KKK, No racists!”

Cliff Wilson, 57, only heard of the restaurant closings and protests when he saw the marchers walk down Congress Ave. He walked up to La Peña, an art gallery, and saw a sign saying it would shut down for the day to support immigrants.

“God bless ‘em,” Wilson said, referring to immigrants. “You know what you’re doing when you make someone a meal? You’re making people happy.”

One Austin teacher in a heavily Hispanic school said only four out of her 26 students came to class Thursday because of the strike. At times during the day, she taught only one student.

“We really didn’t expect all these absences,” the teacher said. “We were prepared for some, but we never imagined that it would be this big.”

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At one point, one Austin teacher had only one student in her class. 

A McDonald’s in the southern side of Austin was also closed, according to Spectrum News Austin reporter Stef Manisero. McDonald’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similar scenes played out in other cities across the country.

High-profile chefs and family-owned restaurants proved powerful allies, with many closing their doors in support of the millions of immigrant employees who are an essential part of the food industry.

Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who was embroiled in a legal battle with Trump after pulling out of plans to open a restaurant in a Trump hotel, closed all five of his Washington D.C.-area restaurants on Thursday in solidarity. The Sweetgreen restaurant chain closed 18 of its D.C. locations, too, in support of its team members. Some eateries near the Pentagon, including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, were also reportedly closed, according to Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber on Twitter.

Chef Rick Bayless closed four of his Chicago restaurants and promised to donate 10 percent of the revenues from two others to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. In New York City, the Blue Ribbon restaurant group closed a majority of its locations and released a statement of solidarity.

Bravo, Blue Ribbon Sushi!!! Standing up for immigrants & all their contributions. https://t.co/NIMVbP2bQf #ADayWithoutImmigrants #RESIST pic.twitter.com/8xlVt3Od9w

— Arun Luthra (@ArunLuthra) February 15, 2017

“We stand 100% behind our employees — whether they are immigrants or born in America, back of house or front of house,” reads the group’s statement. “When employees who haven’t missed a day of work in nearly 25 years come to you and ask for a day off to march against injustice, the answer is easy.”

The Trump administration has detained more than 680 people in a sweeping operation called Cross-Check, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. The president’s new immigration directives, which view virtually all undocumented immigrants as priorities for deportation, has infuriated activists and immigrants.

Thursday’s rallies recalled the strikes and protests of May 1, 2006, a string of nationwide demonstrations that were similarly publicized as “A Day Without Immigrants,” or “The Great American Boycott.” At the time, more than 1 million protesters were responding to a congressional bill that would have increased border security and made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant living in the United States.   

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AUSTIN ― Immigrants across the country stayed away from work, missed school or avoided making purchases on Thursday in support of a grassroots movement aiming to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like.

In an effort to combat President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities ― either in support of the immigrant community or because too few employees turned up to work.

The Huffington Post has withheld the names of several of those who spoke to us on Thursday to protect them from potential reprisals by immigration authorities.

In Austin, hundreds rallied outside City Hall, letting out cheers as passing cars honked in support. Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her sister in front of the building. Both are American citizens but worry for their undocumented parents.

“I’m here for my family,” Noemí, who missed a day of school to attend the rally, told The Huffington Post. “My parents came to this country 23 years ago. They’ve made their lives here. …We want to make the city a better place to live. This city would fall apart without immigrants.”

Noemí’s mother takes care of her three daughters at home while her husband works in construction. She said that for the first time in her life, she’s scared to leave the house, after a string of immigration arrests that resulted in many people with clean criminal records being detained. In recent years, the Obama administration focused deportation proceedings primarily on people who committed serious crimes or recent crossers, while largely sparing people with clean records and longstanding ties to the country.

“I used to feel secure that my husband would come home after work, like he always has,” Noemí’s mother said. “Now we don’t know.”

Roque Planas/The Huffington Post

Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her younger sister in front of Austin City Hall on Feb. 16, 2017, at a demonstration to support immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. 

Several immigrants, including Noemí’s father, said their bosses supported their decision to strike. Fifteen of his 25-person construction crew asked for the day off, so his boss canceled operations for the day. That means going without a day’s wages, since he’s paid by the hour.

Guillermo Gutiérrez, a Mexican-born immigrant who became a citizen years ago, said he was fasting for the day and took off from his job in apartment maintenance to attend the march.

“I told [my boss] I was going to miss today and he said, ‘That’s your right as a citizen,’” Gutiérrez said. “For those who don’t have papers, we have to be here today.”

From City Hall, the protesters marched to the Texas legislature, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting, “USA, No Trump, No KKK, No racists!”

Cliff Wilson, 57, only heard of the restaurant closings and protests when he saw the marchers walk down Congress Ave. He walked up to La Peña, an art gallery, and saw a sign saying it would shut down for the day to support immigrants.

“God bless ‘em,” Wilson said, referring to immigrants. “You know what you’re doing when you make someone a meal? You’re making people happy.”

One Austin teacher in a heavily Hispanic school said only four out of her 26 students came to class Thursday because of the strike. At times during the day, she taught only one student.

“We really didn’t expect all these absences,” the teacher said. “We were prepared for some, but we never imagined that it would be this big.”

Courtesy Of Austin Teacher

At one point, one Austin teacher had only one student in her class. 

A McDonald’s in the southern side of Austin was also closed, according to Spectrum News Austin reporter Stef Manisero. McDonald’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similar scenes played out in other cities across the country.

High-profile chefs and family-owned restaurants proved powerful allies, with many closing their doors in support of the millions of immigrant employees who are an essential part of the food industry.

Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who was embroiled in a legal battle with Trump after pulling out of plans to open a restaurant in a Trump hotel, closed all five of his Washington D.C.-area restaurants on Thursday in solidarity. The Sweetgreen restaurant chain closed 18 of its D.C. locations, too, in support of its team members. Some eateries near the Pentagon, including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, were also reportedly closed, according to Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber on Twitter.

Chef Rick Bayless closed four of his Chicago restaurants and promised to donate 10 percent of the revenues from two others to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. In New York City, the Blue Ribbon restaurant group closed a majority of its locations and released a statement of solidarity.

Bravo, Blue Ribbon Sushi!!! Standing up for immigrants & all their contributions. https://t.co/NIMVbP2bQf #ADayWithoutImmigrants #RESIST pic.twitter.com/8xlVt3Od9w

— Arun Luthra (@ArunLuthra) February 15, 2017

“We stand 100% behind our employees — whether they are immigrants or born in America, back of house or front of house,” reads the group’s statement. “When employees who haven’t missed a day of work in nearly 25 years come to you and ask for a day off to march against injustice, the answer is easy.”

The Trump administration has detained more than 680 people in a sweeping operation called Cross-Check, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. The president’s new immigration directives, which view virtually all undocumented immigrants as priorities for deportation, has infuriated activists and immigrants.

Thursday’s rallies recalled the strikes and protests of May 1, 2006, a string of nationwide demonstrations that were similarly publicized as “A Day Without Immigrants,” or “The Great American Boycott.” At the time, more than 1 million protesters were responding to a congressional bill that would have increased border security and made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant living in the United States.   

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AUSTIN ― Immigrants across the country stayed away from work, missed school or avoided making purchases on Thursday in support of a grassroots movement aiming to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like.

In an effort to combat President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities ― either in support of the immigrant community or because too few employees turned up to work.

The Huffington Post has withheld the names of several of those who spoke to us on Thursday to protect them from potential reprisals by immigration authorities.

In Austin, hundreds rallied outside City Hall, letting out cheers as passing cars honked in support. Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her sister in front of the building. Both are American citizens but worry for their undocumented parents.

“I’m here for my family,” Noemí, who missed a day of school to attend the rally, told The Huffington Post. “My parents came to this country 23 years ago. They’ve made their lives here. …We want to make the city a better place to live. This city would fall apart without immigrants.”

Noemí’s mother takes care of her three daughters at home while her husband works in construction. She said that for the first time in her life, she’s scared to leave the house, after a string of immigration arrests that resulted in many people with clean criminal records being detained. In recent years, the Obama administration focused deportation proceedings primarily on people who committed serious crimes or recent crossers, while largely sparing people with clean records and longstanding ties to the country.

“I used to feel secure that my husband would come home after work, like he always has,” Noemí’s mother said. “Now we don’t know.”

Roque Planas/The Huffington Post

Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her younger sister in front of Austin City Hall on Feb. 16, 2017, at a demonstration to support immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. 

Several immigrants, including Noemí’s father, said their bosses supported their decision to strike. Fifteen of his 25-person construction crew asked for the day off, so his boss canceled operations for the day. That means going without a day’s wages, since he’s paid by the hour.

Guillermo Gutiérrez, a Mexican-born immigrant who became a citizen years ago, said he was fasting for the day and took off from his job in apartment maintenance to attend the march.

“I told [my boss] I was going to miss today and he said, ‘That’s your right as a citizen,’” Gutiérrez said. “For those who don’t have papers, we have to be here today.”

From City Hall, the protesters marched to the Texas legislature, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting, “USA, No Trump, No KKK, No racists!”

Cliff Wilson, 57, only heard of the restaurant closings and protests when he saw the marchers walk down Congress Ave. He walked up to La Peña, an art gallery, and saw a sign saying it would shut down for the day to support immigrants.

“God bless ‘em,” Wilson said, referring to immigrants. “You know what you’re doing when you make someone a meal? You’re making people happy.”

One Austin teacher in a heavily Hispanic school said only four out of her 26 students came to class Thursday because of the strike. At times during the day, she taught only one student.

“We really didn’t expect all these absences,” the teacher said. “We were prepared for some, but we never imagined that it would be this big.”

Courtesy Of Austin Teacher

At one point, one Austin teacher had only one student in her class. 

A McDonald’s in the southern side of Austin was also closed, according to Spectrum News Austin reporter Stef Manisero. McDonald’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similar scenes played out in other cities across the country.

High-profile chefs and family-owned restaurants proved powerful allies, with many closing their doors in support of the millions of immigrant employees who are an essential part of the food industry.

Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who was embroiled in a legal battle with Trump after pulling out of plans to open a restaurant in a Trump hotel, closed all five of his Washington D.C.-area restaurants on Thursday in solidarity. The Sweetgreen restaurant chain closed 18 of its D.C. locations, too, in support of its team members. Some eateries near the Pentagon, including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, were also reportedly closed, according to Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber on Twitter.

Chef Rick Bayless closed four of his Chicago restaurants and promised to donate 10 percent of the revenues from two others to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. In New York City, the Blue Ribbon restaurant group closed a majority of its locations and released a statement of solidarity.

Bravo, Blue Ribbon Sushi!!! Standing up for immigrants & all their contributions. https://t.co/NIMVbP2bQf #ADayWithoutImmigrants #RESIST pic.twitter.com/8xlVt3Od9w

— Arun Luthra (@ArunLuthra) February 15, 2017

“We stand 100% behind our employees — whether they are immigrants or born in America, back of house or front of house,” reads the group’s statement. “When employees who haven’t missed a day of work in nearly 25 years come to you and ask for a day off to march against injustice, the answer is easy.”

The Trump administration has detained more than 680 people in a sweeping operation called Cross-Check, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. The president’s new immigration directives, which view virtually all undocumented immigrants as priorities for deportation, has infuriated activists and immigrants.

Thursday’s rallies recalled the strikes and protests of May 1, 2006, a string of nationwide demonstrations that were similarly publicized as “A Day Without Immigrants,” or “The Great American Boycott.” At the time, more than 1 million protesters were responding to a congressional bill that would have increased border security and made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant living in the United States.   

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Huffington Post: U.S. Gets A Taste Of Life Without Immigrants In Nationwide Protests

AUSTIN ― Immigrants across the country stayed away from work, missed school or avoided making purchases on Thursday in support of a grassroots movement aiming to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like.

In an effort to combat President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities ― either in support of the immigrant community or because too few employees turned up to work.

The Huffington Post has withheld the names of several of those who spoke to us on Thursday to protect them from potential reprisals by immigration authorities.

In Austin, hundreds rallied outside City Hall, letting out cheers as passing cars honked in support. Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her sister in front of the building. Both are American citizens but worry for their undocumented parents.

“I’m here for my family,” Noemí, who missed a day of school to attend the rally, told The Huffington Post. “My parents came to this country 23 years ago. They’ve made their lives here. …We want to make the city a better place to live. This city would fall apart without immigrants.”

Noemí’s mother takes care of her three daughters at home while her husband works in construction. She said that for the first time in her life, she’s scared to leave the house, after a string of immigration arrests that resulted in many people with clean criminal records being detained. In recent years, the Obama administration focused deportation proceedings primarily on people who committed serious crimes or recent crossers, while largely sparing people with clean records and longstanding ties to the country.

“I used to feel secure that my husband would come home after work, like he always has,” Noemí’s mother said. “Now we don’t know.”

Roque Planas/The Huffington Post

Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her younger sister in front of Austin City Hall on Feb. 16, 2017, at a demonstration to support immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. 

Several immigrants, including Noemí’s father, said their bosses supported their decision to strike. Fifteen of his 25-person construction crew asked for the day off, so his boss canceled operations for the day. That means going without a day’s wages, since he’s paid by the hour.

Guillermo Gutiérrez, a Mexican-born immigrant who became a citizen years ago, said he was fasting for the day and took off from his job in apartment maintenance to attend the march.

“I told [my boss] I was going to miss today and he said, ‘That’s your right as a citizen,’” Gutiérrez said. “For those who don’t have papers, we have to be here today.”

From City Hall, the protesters marched to the Texas legislature, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting, “USA, No Trump, No KKK, No racists!”

Cliff Wilson, 57, only heard of the restaurant closings and protests when he saw the marchers walk down Congress Ave. He walked up to La Peña, an art gallery, and saw a sign saying it would shut down for the day to support immigrants.

“God bless ‘em,” Wilson said, referring to immigrants. “You know what you’re doing when you make someone a meal? You’re making people happy.”

One Austin teacher in a heavily Hispanic school said only four out of her 26 students came to class Thursday because of the strike. At times during the day, she taught only one student.

“We really didn’t expect all these absences,” the teacher said. “We were prepared for some, but we never imagined that it would be this big.”

Courtesy Of Austin Teacher

At one point, one Austin teacher had only one student in her class. 

A McDonald’s in the southern side of Austin was also closed, according to Spectrum News Austin reporter Stef Manisero. McDonald’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similar scenes played out in other cities across the country.

High-profile chefs and family-owned restaurants proved powerful allies, with many closing their doors in support of the millions of immigrant employees who are an essential part of the food industry.

Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who was embroiled in a legal battle with Trump after pulling out of plans to open a restaurant in a Trump hotel, closed all five of his Washington D.C.-area restaurants on Thursday in solidarity. The Sweetgreen restaurant chain closed 18 of its D.C. locations, too, in support of its team members. Some eateries near the Pentagon, including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, were also reportedly closed, according to Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber on Twitter.

Chef Rick Bayless closed four of his Chicago restaurants and promised to donate 10 percent of the revenues from two others to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. In New York City, the Blue Ribbon restaurant group closed a majority of its locations and released a statement of solidarity.

Bravo, Blue Ribbon Sushi!!! Standing up for immigrants & all their contributions. https://t.co/NIMVbP2bQf #ADayWithoutImmigrants #RESIST pic.twitter.com/8xlVt3Od9w

— Arun Luthra (@ArunLuthra) February 15, 2017

“We stand 100% behind our employees — whether they are immigrants or born in America, back of house or front of house,” reads the group’s statement. “When employees who haven’t missed a day of work in nearly 25 years come to you and ask for a day off to march against injustice, the answer is easy.”

The Trump administration has detained more than 680 people in a sweeping operation called Cross-Check, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. The president’s new immigration directives, which view virtually all undocumented immigrants as priorities for deportation, has infuriated activists and immigrants.

Thursday’s rallies recalled the strikes and protests of May 1, 2006, a string of nationwide demonstrations that were similarly publicized as “A Day Without Immigrants,” or “The Great American Boycott.” At the time, more than 1 million protesters were responding to a congressional bill that would have increased border security and made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant living in the United States.   

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AUSTIN ― Immigrants across the country stayed away from work, missed school or avoided making purchases on Thursday in support of a grassroots movement aiming to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like.

In an effort to combat President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities ― either in support of the immigrant community or because too few employees turned up to work.

The Huffington Post has withheld the names of several of those who spoke to us on Thursday to protect them from potential reprisals by immigration authorities.

In Austin, hundreds rallied outside City Hall, letting out cheers as passing cars honked in support. Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her sister in front of the building. Both are American citizens but worry for their undocumented parents.

“I’m here for my family,” Noemí, who missed a day of school to attend the rally, told The Huffington Post. “My parents came to this country 23 years ago. They’ve made their lives here. …We want to make the city a better place to live. This city would fall apart without immigrants.”

Noemí’s mother takes care of her three daughters at home while her husband works in construction. She said that for the first time in her life, she’s scared to leave the house, after a string of immigration arrests that resulted in many people with clean criminal records being detained. In recent years, the Obama administration focused deportation proceedings primarily on people who committed serious crimes or recent crossers, while largely sparing people with clean records and longstanding ties to the country.

“I used to feel secure that my husband would come home after work, like he always has,” Noemí’s mother said. “Now we don’t know.”

Roque Planas/The Huffington Post

Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her younger sister in front of Austin City Hall on Feb. 16, 2017, at a demonstration to support immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. 

Several immigrants, including Noemí’s father, said their bosses supported their decision to strike. Fifteen of his 25-person construction crew asked for the day off, so his boss canceled operations for the day. That means going without a day’s wages, since he’s paid by the hour.

Guillermo Gutiérrez, a Mexican-born immigrant who became a citizen years ago, said he was fasting for the day and took off from his job in apartment maintenance to attend the march.

“I told [my boss] I was going to miss today and he said, ‘That’s your right as a citizen,’” Gutiérrez said. “For those who don’t have papers, we have to be here today.”

From City Hall, the protesters marched to the Texas legislature, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting, “USA, No Trump, No KKK, No racists!”

Cliff Wilson, 57, only heard of the restaurant closings and protests when he saw the marchers walk down Congress Ave. He walked up to La Peña, an art gallery, and saw a sign saying it would shut down for the day to support immigrants.

“God bless ‘em,” Wilson said, referring to immigrants. “You know what you’re doing when you make someone a meal? You’re making people happy.”

One Austin teacher in a heavily Hispanic school said only four out of her 26 students came to class Thursday because of the strike. At times during the day, she taught only one student.

“We really didn’t expect all these absences,” the teacher said. “We were prepared for some, but we never imagined that it would be this big.”

Courtesy Of Austin Teacher

At one point, one Austin teacher had only one student in her class. 

A McDonald’s in the southern side of Austin was also closed, according to Spectrum News Austin reporter Stef Manisero. McDonald’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similar scenes played out in other cities across the country.

High-profile chefs and family-owned restaurants proved powerful allies, with many closing their doors in support of the millions of immigrant employees who are an essential part of the food industry.

Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who was embroiled in a legal battle with Trump after pulling out of plans to open a restaurant in a Trump hotel, closed all five of his Washington D.C.-area restaurants on Thursday in solidarity. The Sweetgreen restaurant chain closed 18 of its D.C. locations, too, in support of its team members. Some eateries near the Pentagon, including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, were also reportedly closed, according to Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber on Twitter.

Chef Rick Bayless closed four of his Chicago restaurants and promised to donate 10 percent of the revenues from two others to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. In New York City, the Blue Ribbon restaurant group closed a majority of its locations and released a statement of solidarity.

Bravo, Blue Ribbon Sushi!!! Standing up for immigrants & all their contributions. https://t.co/NIMVbP2bQf #ADayWithoutImmigrants #RESIST pic.twitter.com/8xlVt3Od9w

— Arun Luthra (@ArunLuthra) February 15, 2017

“We stand 100% behind our employees — whether they are immigrants or born in America, back of house or front of house,” reads the group’s statement. “When employees who haven’t missed a day of work in nearly 25 years come to you and ask for a day off to march against injustice, the answer is easy.”

The Trump administration has detained more than 680 people in a sweeping operation called Cross-Check, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. The president’s new immigration directives, which view virtually all undocumented immigrants as priorities for deportation, has infuriated activists and immigrants.

Thursday’s rallies recalled the strikes and protests of May 1, 2006, a string of nationwide demonstrations that were similarly publicized as “A Day Without Immigrants,” or “The Great American Boycott.” At the time, more than 1 million protesters were responding to a congressional bill that would have increased border security and made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant living in the United States.   

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AUSTIN ― Immigrants across the country stayed away from work, missed school or avoided making purchases on Thursday in support of a grassroots movement aiming to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like.

In an effort to combat President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities ― either in support of the immigrant community or because too few employees turned up to work.

The Huffington Post has withheld the names of several of those who spoke to us on Thursday to protect them from potential reprisals by immigration authorities.

In Austin, hundreds rallied outside City Hall, letting out cheers as passing cars honked in support. Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her sister in front of the building. Both are American citizens but worry for their undocumented parents.

“I’m here for my family,” Noemí, who missed a day of school to attend the rally, told The Huffington Post. “My parents came to this country 23 years ago. They’ve made their lives here. …We want to make the city a better place to live. This city would fall apart without immigrants.”

Noemí’s mother takes care of her three daughters at home while her husband works in construction. She said that for the first time in her life, she’s scared to leave the house, after a string of immigration arrests that resulted in many people with clean criminal records being detained. In recent years, the Obama administration focused deportation proceedings primarily on people who committed serious crimes or recent crossers, while largely sparing people with clean records and longstanding ties to the country.

“I used to feel secure that my husband would come home after work, like he always has,” Noemí’s mother said. “Now we don’t know.”

Roque Planas/The Huffington Post

Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her younger sister in front of Austin City Hall on Feb. 16, 2017, at a demonstration to support immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. 

Several immigrants, including Noemí’s father, said their bosses supported their decision to strike. Fifteen of his 25-person construction crew asked for the day off, so his boss canceled operations for the day. That means going without a day’s wages, since he’s paid by the hour.

Guillermo Gutiérrez, a Mexican-born immigrant who became a citizen years ago, said he was fasting for the day and took off from his job in apartment maintenance to attend the march.

“I told [my boss] I was going to miss today and he said, ‘That’s your right as a citizen,’” Gutiérrez said. “For those who don’t have papers, we have to be here today.”

From City Hall, the protesters marched to the Texas legislature, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting, “USA, No Trump, No KKK, No racists!”

Cliff Wilson, 57, only heard of the restaurant closings and protests when he saw the marchers walk down Congress Ave. He walked up to La Peña, an art gallery, and saw a sign saying it would shut down for the day to support immigrants.

“God bless ‘em,” Wilson said, referring to immigrants. “You know what you’re doing when you make someone a meal? You’re making people happy.”

One Austin teacher in a heavily Hispanic school said only four out of her 26 students came to class Thursday because of the strike. At times during the day, she taught only one student.

“We really didn’t expect all these absences,” the teacher said. “We were prepared for some, but we never imagined that it would be this big.”

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At one point, one Austin teacher had only one student in her class. 

A McDonald’s in the southern side of Austin was also closed, according to Spectrum News Austin reporter Stef Manisero. McDonald’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similar scenes played out in other cities across the country.

High-profile chefs and family-owned restaurants proved powerful allies, with many closing their doors in support of the millions of immigrant employees who are an essential part of the food industry.

Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who was embroiled in a legal battle with Trump after pulling out of plans to open a restaurant in a Trump hotel, closed all five of his Washington D.C.-area restaurants on Thursday in solidarity. The Sweetgreen restaurant chain closed 18 of its D.C. locations, too, in support of its team members. Some eateries near the Pentagon, including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, were also reportedly closed, according to Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber on Twitter.

Chef Rick Bayless closed four of his Chicago restaurants and promised to donate 10 percent of the revenues from two others to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. In New York City, the Blue Ribbon restaurant group closed a majority of its locations and released a statement of solidarity.

Bravo, Blue Ribbon Sushi!!! Standing up for immigrants & all their contributions. https://t.co/NIMVbP2bQf #ADayWithoutImmigrants #RESIST pic.twitter.com/8xlVt3Od9w

— Arun Luthra (@ArunLuthra) February 15, 2017

“We stand 100% behind our employees — whether they are immigrants or born in America, back of house or front of house,” reads the group’s statement. “When employees who haven’t missed a day of work in nearly 25 years come to you and ask for a day off to march against injustice, the answer is easy.”

The Trump administration has detained more than 680 people in a sweeping operation called Cross-Check, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. The president’s new immigration directives, which view virtually all undocumented immigrants as priorities for deportation, has infuriated activists and immigrants.

Thursday’s rallies recalled the strikes and protests of May 1, 2006, a string of nationwide demonstrations that were similarly publicized as “A Day Without Immigrants,” or “The Great American Boycott.” At the time, more than 1 million protesters were responding to a congressional bill that would have increased border security and made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant living in the United States.   

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Huffington Post: U.S. Gets A Taste Of Life Without Immigrants In Nationwide Protests

AUSTIN ― Immigrants across the country stayed away from work, missed school or avoided making purchases on Thursday in support of a grassroots movement aiming to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like.

In an effort to combat President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities ― either in support of the immigrant community or because too few employees turned up to work.

The Huffington Post has withheld the names of several of those who spoke to us on Thursday to protect them from potential reprisals by immigration authorities.

In Austin, hundreds rallied outside City Hall, letting out cheers as passing cars honked in support. Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her sister in front of the building. Both are American citizens but worry for their undocumented parents.

“I’m here for my family,” Noemí, who missed a day of school to attend the rally, told The Huffington Post. “My parents came to this country 23 years ago. They’ve made their lives here. …We want to make the city a better place to live. This city would fall apart without immigrants.”

Noemí’s mother takes care of her three daughters at home while her husband works in construction. She said that for the first time in her life, she’s scared to leave the house, after a string of immigration arrests that resulted in many people with clean criminal records being detained. In recent years, the Obama administration focused deportation proceedings primarily on people who committed serious crimes or recent crossers, while largely sparing people with clean records and longstanding ties to the country.

“I used to feel secure that my husband would come home after work, like he always has,” Noemí’s mother said. “Now we don’t know.”

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Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her younger sister in front of Austin City Hall on Feb. 16, 2017, at a demonstration to support immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. 

Several immigrants, including Noemí’s father, said their bosses supported their decision to strike. Fifteen of his 25-person construction crew asked for the day off, so his boss canceled operations for the day. That means going without a day’s wages, since he’s paid by the hour.

Guillermo Gutiérrez, a Mexican-born immigrant who became a citizen years ago, said he was fasting for the day and took off from his job in apartment maintenance to attend the march.

“I told [my boss] I was going to miss today and he said, ‘That’s your right as a citizen,’” Gutiérrez said. “For those who don’t have papers, we have to be here today.”

From City Hall, the protesters marched to the Texas legislature, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting, “USA, No Trump, No KKK, No racists!”

Cliff Wilson, 57, only heard of the restaurant closings and protests when he saw the marchers walk down Congress Ave. He walked up to La Peña, an art gallery, and saw a sign saying it would shut down for the day to support immigrants.

“God bless ‘em,” Wilson said, referring to immigrants. “You know what you’re doing when you make someone a meal? You’re making people happy.”

One Austin teacher in a heavily Hispanic school said only four out of her 26 students came to class Thursday because of the strike. At times during the day, she taught only one student.

“We really didn’t expect all these absences,” the teacher said. “We were prepared for some, but we never imagined that it would be this big.”

Courtesy Of Austin Teacher

At one point, one Austin teacher had only one student in her class. 

A McDonald’s in the southern side of Austin was also closed, according to Spectrum News Austin reporter Stef Manisero. McDonald’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similar scenes played out in other cities across the country.

High-profile chefs and family-owned restaurants proved powerful allies, with many closing their doors in support of the millions of immigrant employees who are an essential part of the food industry.

Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who was embroiled in a legal battle with Trump after pulling out of plans to open a restaurant in a Trump hotel, closed all five of his Washington D.C.-area restaurants on Thursday in solidarity. The Sweetgreen restaurant chain closed 18 of its D.C. locations, too, in support of its team members. Some eateries near the Pentagon, including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, were also reportedly closed, according to Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber on Twitter.

Chef Rick Bayless closed four of his Chicago restaurants and promised to donate 10 percent of the revenues from two others to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. In New York City, the Blue Ribbon restaurant group closed a majority of its locations and released a statement of solidarity.

Bravo, Blue Ribbon Sushi!!! Standing up for immigrants & all their contributions. https://t.co/NIMVbP2bQf #ADayWithoutImmigrants #RESIST pic.twitter.com/8xlVt3Od9w

— Arun Luthra (@ArunLuthra) February 15, 2017

“We stand 100% behind our employees — whether they are immigrants or born in America, back of house or front of house,” reads the group’s statement. “When employees who haven’t missed a day of work in nearly 25 years come to you and ask for a day off to march against injustice, the answer is easy.”

The Trump administration has detained more than 680 people in a sweeping operation called Cross-Check, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. The president’s new immigration directives, which view virtually all undocumented immigrants as priorities for deportation, has infuriated activists and immigrants.

Thursday’s rallies recalled the strikes and protests of May 1, 2006, a string of nationwide demonstrations that were similarly publicized as “A Day Without Immigrants,” or “The Great American Boycott.” At the time, more than 1 million protesters were responding to a congressional bill that would have increased border security and made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant living in the United States.   

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Huffington Post: U.S. Gets A Taste Of Life Without Immigrants In Nationwide Protests

AUSTIN ― Immigrants across the country stayed away from work, missed school or avoided making purchases on Thursday in support of a grassroots movement aiming to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like.

In an effort to combat President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities ― either in support of the immigrant community or because too few employees turned up to work.

The Huffington Post has withheld the names of several of those who spoke to us on Thursday to protect them from potential reprisals by immigration authorities.

In Austin, hundreds rallied outside City Hall, letting out cheers as passing cars honked in support. Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her sister in front of the building. Both are American citizens but worry for their undocumented parents.

“I’m here for my family,” Noemí, who missed a day of school to attend the rally, told The Huffington Post. “My parents came to this country 23 years ago. They’ve made their lives here. …We want to make the city a better place to live. This city would fall apart without immigrants.”

Noemí’s mother takes care of her three daughters at home while her husband works in construction. She said that for the first time in her life, she’s scared to leave the house, after a string of immigration arrests that resulted in many people with clean criminal records being detained. In recent years, the Obama administration focused deportation proceedings primarily on people who committed serious crimes or recent crossers, while largely sparing people with clean records and longstanding ties to the country.

“I used to feel secure that my husband would come home after work, like he always has,” Noemí’s mother said. “Now we don’t know.”

Roque Planas/The Huffington Post

Noemí, 17, waved an American flag with her younger sister in front of Austin City Hall on Feb. 16, 2017, at a demonstration to support immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. 

Several immigrants, including Noemí’s father, said their bosses supported their decision to strike. Fifteen of his 25-person construction crew asked for the day off, so his boss canceled operations for the day. That means going without a day’s wages, since he’s paid by the hour.

Guillermo Gutiérrez, a Mexican-born immigrant who became a citizen years ago, said he was fasting for the day and took off from his job in apartment maintenance to attend the march.

“I told [my boss] I was going to miss today and he said, ‘That’s your right as a citizen,’” Gutiérrez said. “For those who don’t have papers, we have to be here today.”

From City Hall, the protesters marched to the Texas legislature, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting, “USA, No Trump, No KKK, No racists!”

Cliff Wilson, 57, only heard of the restaurant closings and protests when he saw the marchers walk down Congress Ave. He walked up to La Peña, an art gallery, and saw a sign saying it would shut down for the day to support immigrants.

“God bless ‘em,” Wilson said, referring to immigrants. “You know what you’re doing when you make someone a meal? You’re making people happy.”

One Austin teacher in a heavily Hispanic school said only four out of her 26 students came to class Thursday because of the strike. At times during the day, she taught only one student.

“We really didn’t expect all these absences,” the teacher said. “We were prepared for some, but we never imagined that it would be this big.”

Courtesy Of Austin Teacher

At one point, one Austin teacher had only one student in her class. 

A McDonald’s in the southern side of Austin was also closed, according to Spectrum News Austin reporter Stef Manisero. McDonald’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similar scenes played out in other cities across the country.

High-profile chefs and family-owned restaurants proved powerful allies, with many closing their doors in support of the millions of immigrant employees who are an essential part of the food industry.

Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who was embroiled in a legal battle with Trump after pulling out of plans to open a restaurant in a Trump hotel, closed all five of his Washington D.C.-area restaurants on Thursday in solidarity. The Sweetgreen restaurant chain closed 18 of its D.C. locations, too, in support of its team members. Some eateries near the Pentagon, including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, were also reportedly closed, according to Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber on Twitter.

Chef Rick Bayless closed four of his Chicago restaurants and promised to donate 10 percent of the revenues from two others to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. In New York City, the Blue Ribbon restaurant group closed a majority of its locations and released a statement of solidarity.

Bravo, Blue Ribbon Sushi!!! Standing up for immigrants & all their contributions. https://t.co/NIMVbP2bQf #ADayWithoutImmigrants #RESIST pic.twitter.com/8xlVt3Od9w

— Arun Luthra (@ArunLuthra) February 15, 2017

“We stand 100% behind our employees — whether they are immigrants or born in America, back of house or front of house,” reads the group’s statement. “When employees who haven’t missed a day of work in nearly 25 years come to you and ask for a day off to march against injustice, the answer is easy.”

The Trump administration has detained more than 680 people in a sweeping operation called Cross-Check, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. The president’s new immigration directives, which view virtually all undocumented immigrants as priorities for deportation, has infuriated activists and immigrants.

Thursday’s rallies recalled the strikes and protests of May 1, 2006, a string of nationwide demonstrations that were similarly publicized as “A Day Without Immigrants,” or “The Great American Boycott.” At the time, more than 1 million protesters were responding to a congressional bill that would have increased border security and made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant living in the United States.   

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