#immigrations

[surviving-the-next-4-years]

Republicans are TERRIFIED of the idea of Immigrants learning that they have Rights that are PROTECTED BY THE US CONSTITUTION.

[the-most-humble-blog]

The Border-Hopping, Taco Bandit Known as Zorro

Administration Officials have declared that if this "sombrero-wearing caped f*ck" decides to hop the Mexican border onto U.S. land again, he’s getting the Guantanamo welcome package—which includes,but is not limited to:

**A lifetime supply of burritos** but not the kind you eat, the unpleasantly-aggressive kind that goes in your rectum. A one-way ticket to waterboarding Wednesdays (BYO sombrero). Cellmates with a strong commitment to “unity” (in a tight, enclosed space).

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[auzlon]

los papels

I was always aware we were different but only different from the people on TV. On TV the people were blue eyed and blonde they spoke English in the house, their houses were two stories and the mom would garden. Our home was not different to the people in our lives; they spoke Spanish, all had the same caramel tinted skin, all had moles, deep lines on there faces. They were like us and my young child mind considered the entire world to be in all forms similar.

but some of the teachers looked like the people on the TV or some of the girls had parents who looked like those people. Just as I have grown to realize people look as my family and categorize them as those people we did the same.

Those people had been living in the USA for so many generations they could not trace back what country they came from. Because everyone came from another country except those other people. We knew and know it.

My parents never looked at me and claimed to be American. I had naively gone around my cousins block in Tijuana telling everyone I was from America all starring back at me with a strange expression. Until she pulled me aside to tell me. We live in America, even if we were in Tijuana, Mexico. Yes, my father laughed we live in America, Mexico and Canada are all in America. This entire piece of rock that stretches from north to south is all America.

All theses people are American. I would be American even if my parents had stayed in Mexico.

parte una - essay series

[transparentgentlemenmarker]

Life Hack 😁😁😁

[aptechvisaglobalimmigration]

This Ram Navami, be inspired by Lord Rama's dedication and purpose. May his blessings be with you. Jai Siya Ram!

RamNavami #JaiShreeRam #LordRama #HinduFestival #India #Hinduism #SiyaRam #aptechvisa #immigrations #india

[the-flesh-vessels-ghost]

Okay okay hear me out: a possible ethical use of AI would be using chatgpt to generate a false report. Copy and paste ad nauseum and they're theoretically fucked!

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[shittygaypornmagazine]

dear usamerican high schoolers looking for a way to resist fascism: sit through the pledge of allegiance.

no getting up. no looking at the flag.

everyone will be looking at you. you'll be sweating like a fucking hippopotamus. your teacher will sternly tell you to get up. you'll feel stupid and that maybe its not worth it because you're just a kid in a classroom. but I'm here to remind you that there are no real life consequences to detention. there are however real life consequences to resisting a thoughtless performance of nationalism.

[vivid-bun]

A reminder to the "the American government wouldn't..." crowd. They have. They have made their own internment camps before. They have rounded up innocent citizens and immigrants before. The victims of which are still alive to this day and trying to share their stories with the world, they have been trying to warn us for a long time. George Takei (as seen above) is a famous example of this. He has written about his experiences time and time again, even publishing a book talking about his time in these camps. He may be famous now, but at the time he was just another kid forced from his home. To this day he still firmly dedicates himself to trying to educate and inform people, trying to spread awareness with his platform. The American Government can and will do terrible things. Do not let anyone convince you otherwise.

[svamppp]

In Seattle currently (I imagine other places as well but I don't have information on those situations) along with official ICE officers, there are fake ICE vehicles and people dressed as ICE officers. People don't know why they're doing this but the general consensus is they are trying to create fear and panic in majority BIPOC communities.

Anybody can buy decals and uniforms to appear like an officer of any kind. Your rights as they apply to officers apply to civilians to. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

ICE SPOTTED IN THESE LOCATIONS JAN 28 2025

*THIS INFORMATION WAS TAKEN FROM PADET.COM* ICE HAS BEEN SPOTTED IN THESE CITIES TODAY

BROOKLYN NEW YORK

SEATTLE WASHINGTON

HOUSTON TEXAS

RALPHS CALIFORNIA

STAMFORD CONNECTICUT

LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY

NEW YORK NEW YORK

BAY POINT CALIFORNIA

PITTSBURG CALIFORNIA

WATERBURY CONNECTICUT

DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA

DALLAS TEXAS

ONEIDA COUNTY NEW YORK

CERRITOS CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA

CLAYTON NEW JERSEY

LOVELAND COLORADO

HOFFMANS ESTATE ILLINOIS

MANASSAS VIRGINIA

SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA

GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO

BILOXI MISSISSIPPI

FLORENCE KENTUCKY

JANESVILLE WISCONSIN

MCKINNEY TEXAS

TARRYTOWN NEW YORK

NEWARK NEBRASKA

STONEHAM MASSACHUETTS

HACKENSACK NEW JESERY

PORT CHESTER NEW YORK

OXNARD CALIFORNIA

FORT VALLEY GEORGIA

ATLANTA GEORGIA

BOSTON MASSACHUETTS

SLEEPY HOLLOW NEW YORK

YAKIMA WASHINGTON

ROGERS ARKANAS

SPARTANBURG SOUTH CAROLINA

OSSINING NEW YORK

NEW CANEY TEXAS

BEAVERTON OREGON

ROOSEVELT NEW YORK

TOPPENISH WASHINGTON

AUSTIN TEXAS

PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA

CHICAGO ILLINOIS

LEXINGTON KENTUCKY

CAMDEN KENTUCKY

WEST VIRGINIA (NO SPECIFIC TOWN WAS LISTED)

PHOENIX ARIZONA

CLEVELAND TENNESSE

THESE LOCATIONS WERE WRITTEN IN THE TIME I HAVE BEFORE I GET ON THE BUS, BUT THEY WERE TAKEN FROM THIS WEBSITE

THIS WEBSITE CAN BE USED AS A MAP SORTA, IT IS USED TO REPORT ICE SIGHTINGS

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[the-most-humble-blog]

Hombre and Señorita Checklist:

(The Deportation Edition)*

**When DJT isn’t playing games, and I.C.E. is knocking, it’s time to decide—are you white enough to dodge deportation, or too dark to fake it? Time to panic accordingly**

Step 1: If You’re Light Enough, You Better Claim White

Checklist:

Is your skin tone light enough to pass as “white” in bad lighting?

Can you say “Howdy, partner!” without an accent?

Do you own a Starbucks card or know what “pumpkin spice” is?

Can you point out Wisconsin on a map without Google?

Will Karen from accounting vouch for you as “one of the good ones?”

Pro Tip: If your abuela’s enchiladas are more tanned than your skin, congratulations—you might squeeze into whiteness. But if you’re on the borderline, be ready to cut ties with your family. Trump don’t care about Nana’s mole recipe.

Step 2: If You’re Darker Than a Paper Bag, It’s Time to Claim Black

Checklist:

Are you darker than DJT’s orange foundation but still yelling “Me no Black!” every time someone points out your 4C hair?

Does your skin tone make you look like you’d fit into a Nigerian wedding if you weren’t speaking Spanish?

Do you hear a reggaetón beat and think it’s your only way to blend in with Latinos lighter than you?

Do you call foundational Black Americans “moreno” while praying no one notices you’re darker than them?

Reality Check: If you’re black as midnight but still hollering “Me no Black,” you and Nana’s asses are getting sent back. Black I.C.E. agents aren’t buying that sucker shit. “I Black, I Black, plz no deport!” won’t work anymore. Learning lesson: “You don’t respect Black, you get sent back.”

Key Panic Indicators

For Light-Skinned Latinos:

You frantically tell I.C.E., “I’m not Mexican; I’m European-adjacent!” while googling ‘How to do an English accent.’

You buy a Confederate flag for “authenticity,” but your salsa playlist accidentally gives you away.

For Dark-Skinned Latinos:

You suddenly start blasting Tupac and Malcolm X quotes but forget that years of calling Black people ‘negros’ doesn’t disappear overnight.

You dye your hair blonde and wear sunglasses, thinking I.C.E. might confuse you for a Dominican Kardashian.

DJT’s Rules: Deportation 101

If You’re Light Enough: DJT might squint and say, “Eh, close enough. Let him stay.” Just don’t mention guacamole or soccer.

If You’re Too Dark: He’ll slap the “bad hombre” label on you faster than you can say “pero no soy negro.” That “me no Black” routine won’t save you now.

The Lesson

Respect foundational Black Americans or pack your bags.

While they’ve been building this country brick by brick, you’ve been hollering “I no Black!” and forgetting that DJT don’t care. Now you’re crying “I Black, plz no deport!” at Black I.C.E. agents who aren’t hearing it. Nana’s dusty ass is already on the bus, bro.

Final Thoughts:

“You don’t respect Black, you get sent back.” Keep this motto close, because DJT isn’t handing out second chances. Choose wisely: claim white and risk being found out, or claim Black and pray for sympathy. Either way, your Nana’s tamales aren’t saving you this time. 🌮

**If your Nana’s making last-minute mole and you’re practicing jazz songs to prove you’re 'American,' this checklist is for you.

Spoiler: ICE ain't buying it, compadre.**

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[maichan808]

Feb 4, 2025 - Thousands of Los Angeles high school students walked out of class and marched on City Hall in the third straight day of Anti-ICE protests. (Source)

PROTESTS ARE HAPPENING. THEY ARE JUST NOT BEING COVERED OUTSIDE OF LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS. DO NOT RELY ON MAINSTREAM MEDIA.

There was a huge Trans-rights demonstration last night in New York outside of NYU Langone hospital in protest of their decision to halt gender-affirming care under Trump's order. (Source)

[artemis-pendragon]

BE MAD BE SAD BUT DONT U DARE GIVE UP

[lilhawkeye3]

A Crash Course to Kendrick's Super Bowl Performance, from a Black Woman

Note: this does NOT go in depth into all of the song's lyrics. I don't have time to recount two decades of his discography. This is just a summary of the performance itself.

Let's start with the first visual we get:

UNCLE SAM - most notably recognized from WWII American wartime propaganda, Uncle Sam is the personification of American patriotism and freedom. The term "uncle" is also evocative of Uncle Tom from Uncle Tom's Cabin, an abolitionist book that aided in inciting the Civil War. Uncle is also a very common term (both endearment and derogatory) towards Black men (eg. "unc"). Samuel L Jackson was fantastic. (Edit: and please look up his history of civil rights activism, he was on the FBI watchlist and even a pallbearer at MLKJr’s funeral.)

Uncle Sam also resembles a circus ringleader, notable for my next point:

THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME - no, not Super Bowl. The GAG is us the people being pitted against each other: through late-stage capitalism, through the culture war, through class warfare, through being built of the backs of slaves. We are all players in the GAG because none of us on this site were the oligarchs seated at the inauguration.

This is also seen as Kendrick's stage was a Play Station controller. Not only did it remind of circus rings visually, but it was a game battle stage. The Great American Game is a battle royale of the commoners for the amusement of the rich whites.

Remember the foods / Them color was tin and brown / But now they 100 and blue - For this I'll just say, look what the last election said about lowering the price of eggs... and look at the prices now.

The revolution about to be televised / You picked the right time / But the wrong guy - Election 2024 once more. *Edit to add, the first part of this lyric is in reference to the Black Liberation Song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" by Gil Scott-Heron. Thanks to everyone who mentioned that.

THE FLAG DANCERS - yes, the dancers formed the US flag... off of the backs of Black people. Not a single white person in sight, and that's true of the cotton pickers in the fields. Plantations are part of how the US came to economic prominence after being a "backwater" colony. Remember tobacco? Cotton? Our bloodlines do. *Edit to add: they also all piled out of a clown car. The US flag in a clown car? Brilliant.

The red and blue dancers are also notable for representing the Crips and Bloods, two infamous street gangs. The dance in Not Like Us is the Crip Walk. I recommend researching more on your own time about them, but just know they are a large part of the stereotype of Black people being "ghetto."

TOO LOUD, TOO RECKLESS, TOO GHETTO. Do you really know how to play the game? - This is exactly what Black people, especially Black men, get told all the time. It's why we change our names on resumes if they sound "too Black." It's why we codeswitch in non-Black company. This is especially rich considering how non-Black people love our culture and love to make money off of us, as the latter part of the quote points to. And it's even more profound during the Super Bowl-- the NFL is majority Black players.

STREET LIGHT A CAPELLA -- "thug" stereotype dancers to counteract the a capella connotations, with Uncle Sam then saying that Kendrick figured out "bringing other street guys around being a culture cheat code." Yes, this is a direct hit at Drake (listen to "Not Like Us") but also politically. Look up "model minority". Notably I would point to Candace Owens, or the Miami Venezuelan political group that's been in the news recently, especially as this directly led to Kendrick being surrounded by...

DANCERS IN WHITE -- it's white America. That's... that's the allegory.

NOT LIKE US TEASER -- Kendrick says "Not Like Us" is "their favorite song." -> he means white people specifically here. It comes after he's surrounded by all white dancers, the women around him who are his call and response are also in white (my opinion, they represent the industry). He's saying "Not Like Us" is the favorite of yts because it is about BLACK MEN FIGHTING. This again is reflected in the video game stage and ringleader Uncle Sam.

SZA -- instead of giving what they want, we see SZA. She's one of Drake's exes and Kendrick has always supported her.

ALL THE STARS -- This was in the first Black Panther movie, which I recommend you watch. Rest in Power Chadwick. Notably, this movie was incredibly mainstream as a major Marvel movie, and then we have Uncle Sam say...

"THAT'S WHAT AMERICA WANTS: NICE AND CALM. DON'T MESS THIS UP" -- translation: Marvel (the industry, America, etc.) wanted a safe, semi-pop song because white American likes safe pop songs, not Kendrick's usual heavy rap style about his life as a Black man! Don't mess up what you've got going mainstream for having this "Black rap feud" with Drake, who is an R&B model minority to white people because he's safe.

So what does Kendrick say?

IT'S A CULTURAL DIVIDE / IMMA GET IT ON THE FLOOR -- He was warned not to be political or apologetically Black for this Super Bowl performance, but he is using this big stage opportunity to speak out.

40 ACRES AND A MULE / THIS IS BIGGER THAN THE MUSIC -- 40 acres and a mule are what the freed slaves were promised. Instead, this land went to white sharecroppers. Research Jim Crow laws.

THEY TRIED TO RIG THE GAME / BUT YOU CAN'T FAKE INFLUENCE -- rig the election, rig the industry like with model minority Drake, rig the Great American Game with culture war to distract from active class warfare.

NOT LIKE US -- the only thing I'll mention because it made me holler is Serena Williams crip walking on Drake's metaphorical grave. She's another one of his exes (read: Drake harassed the hell out of her). *Edit: she was also fined at the 2012 Olympics for crip walking in celebration at Wimbledon.

TURN THE TV OFF -- exactly like he said! The TV is a distraction, the Super Bowl is a distraction, the mainstream news is often a distraction. Turn it off and get with your people!

GAME OVER — could not see this on my stream but at the end of the performance, the lights in the stadium spelled this out. The world is watching, America…

In conclusion, Kendrick Lamar is a visionary and thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

[theconcealedweapon]