#prison population

[usauthoritarianism]

Okay

This’nsan example.

[unimatrix-420]

The U.S. Congress has enacted an average of 4-6 million “words of new law in each two-year Congress” since World War II.4 Last year in early September, around 800 new laws went into effect at once, many of which focused “on crime and punishment.”5 If it wasn’t already suspect as to why the world’s self-proclaimed freest country holds the world’s largest prison population,6 it can certainly be expected of a nation that has so many laws criminalizing actions that it “lacks the manpower and resources to accomplish the task” of counting them all, though one current estimate is there are 3,000 criminal acts on the books.7 Most ordinary citizens simply trying to go about their days are not going to know when any of what they are doing is considered “illegal,” and quite possibly some crime.8

-- from my article | Comrades, let us radicalize (2020)

[thecapitolradar]

From the article:

We actually agree with Sen. Blackburn here. That *doesn't* mean we're turning down the pressure on Pres. Biden to deport EVERY prisoner who came to this country illegally.

Our sources say that's upwards of HALF A MILLION people. That half million includes the members of transnational gangs. You know, the ones that Donald Trump SWORE to deport, the ones he was so obsessed with that he made a campaign promise to deport them?

Promises made, promises used as toilet paper.

So, yes, use Sen. Blackburn's smaller numbers to get that border legislation passed, by all means. But don't forget the MASSIVE population of hardened criminals who flitted into this country illegally, and stayed because Donald Trump let them.

And don't let Joe Biden forget them, either.

[discordiansamba]

boiling rock au zuko learning so many important lessons about the fire nation and it's actual role in the hundred year war and the truth behind the air nomad genocide and the imprisonment of the southern waterbenders. how to see past the lifetime of propaganda he's grown up with. the truth about the cultures he's been lied to all his life about. how bad the war is even for his own people. your father is a cruel and abusive asshole.

but also.

learning how to pick locks. if you want to knock someone out, this is the best place to strike. here's how you forge a document. it's totally good and cool to steal from the rich and murder is also okay. here's how you make a shiv. he's surrounded by criminals and political prisoners and prisoners of war and he's learning so much from them.

are all of these lessons good ones? no

is he absorbing it all anyways? absolutely.

[samdeancrimespree]

when that guy points at sam through the prison fence and goes “you’re mine, baby,” and sam just looks fucking perplexed and nods. and dean says (in his sleaziest voice) “don’t worry, sammy. promise i won’t trade ya for smokes.” we get it dean he’s Your property. Jesus Christ. a little surprising they weren’t all trying to call dibs on you too but it’s nice to know that your first response to hearing someone hit on your brother is that he’s already taken.

dean being. Entertained by the fact that sams roommate keeps “staring at him” is also just… unhinged

and then he immediately gets in a fight because some guy said One harsh word to sam. after SAM bumped into him. fucking freak

[favvnsongs]

op deleted the post so im just gonna, like i think its actually important to talk about why we're likely gonna see more of this kind of reporting

first off. ✨alleged✨

so. obviously. something something rich kid privilege. very fancy food blogger picture. "european dishes" and the insinuation that he alone is getting a special menu. but this is like, the weekly meal plan for the general population. it's linked within the article lmfao.

as for WHY this is being reported as a top story (in people, mind you, so ... kinda sorta a gossip rag to begin with but i digress), thats a pretty easy thing to answer as well - we just gotta take a peek into the comment section

its all pretty cut and dry. its all for the same reason that theyve cut the audio from the "this is an injustice and an insult to the intelligence of the american people" clip, and now almost entirely report on it as an unhinged outburst.

[boringkate]

Somehow still continually trippy to remember that the United States isn't just a fascist country in a "truly none of us are free under capitalism" type of way (just like us fr) or a "the horrors inflicted upon the world by western imperialism are unending" type of way (just like us fr), but ALSO in a "their incarceration rate is higher than North Korea's" type of way (I knew it was bad, but wtf lol).

[prettyboysdontlookatexplosions]

ok also. i think a thing people don’t get is that “make students read whole books” was a radical intervention in US reading pedagogy that also came from the same people who started the anti phonics crusade. and then in theory we all settled on balanced literacy which is the best of both worlds but in practice, well, all kinds of things bc US education is so numerically large and decentralized it’s shockingly difficult to meaningfully generalize about. lol. anyway so like as i keep saaayiiiing there is no mythical past where We Taught Reading Good and if you have ever looked at Wack Ass Stuff being promoted as the teaching of reading and thought “thank god my teachers did it right”: they almost certainly didn’t, you’re probably just in the lucky half or so of the population that didn’t need that much instruction.

[bright-eyes-strawberry-lies]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, it is super weird that no kid showed up to CHB with like their dog or their lizard or whatever pet they've got.

[waitineedaname]

I love that shang qinghua does not count as a normal person

[sneakystorms]

One reason to vote i haven't personally seen mentioned (at least not phrased this way) is that even IF both candidates had the same exact genocide-enabling policies regarding israel, and only differed on domestic policy, one would still present a better fighting chance for palestine because like. A population with better healthcare, less poverty risk, stronger unions, higher wages and better protection for protesters will be more capable of protest.

A person who has to work multiple jobs to stay afloat is less likely to care and to protest about palestine than one who has to work less. A person who has to be a full time caretaker for an elderly or disabled family member with no financial support is less likely to educate themselves, to care and to protest than one who has the support they need. A person who already cares about and protests their country's insufficient climate policies will be more likely to take the time to protest Israel's genocide if there's fewer pieces of bad climate legislation to occupy their attention.

On the whole, a population that's healthier, more secure and less oppressed by its government doesn't inherently, entirely become complacent and self satisfied - many people in it will have the time, energy and safety to pay attention to the injustices elsewhere in the world and try their best to do something about them

[usauthoritarianism]

Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in New York

[chaosartisan]

This isn't the end. Protest, strike, make life hell for anyone who voted in trump in any legal way possible.

You all talked shit about how you would have helped the Jews in Nazi Germany, now's your chance to test that statement.

They took the Senate and the presidency, so be prepared to fight and fight mercilessly.

[estellardreams]

Sonic AU idea brewing...

Everyone is already miserable help-

[monstersmutpeddler]

Ragoru

By: S.J. Sanders

Monster Scale

Level 04: Actual Monster (Physically)

Werewolf men with four arms, eyes, and two dicks.

My Overall Rating For The Book

"I Bought The Book/Series And Want Them Signed Please Holy Shit"

The Ragoru stories continue with a super, super prequel! Hundreds of years in the past from Red (the first story in the series). Humanity has just started loosing access to their technology, but our leading lady is on a mission to help a far off mining town with a mysterious monster problem. On the way she's found by a lone Ragoru, then two more follow along. Adventures ensue.

Keep reading for ‘This Book Has Everything’ and possible Trigger Warnings.

This Book Series Has Everything

[x] Touch them and I’ll kill you vibes

[x] Main character that you want to smack for making some DUMBASS decisions

[x] Big buff love interest

[x] Miscommunication happens between leads at some point

[x] Plot first smut second

[x] Love interest goes on a rampage when main character is either hurt or kidnapped

[x] Girl ends the book pregnant or is pregnant

[x] Reverse Harem or Poly

[x] Couple bonds in a Bear Grylls survival situation

[x] Dude got an interesting dick

There's two!

[x] We’re escaping from the bad guys' prison/lab/etc.

Not really the bad guys, but the Ragoru do get out of a spaceship.

[x] Main character and love interest talk about their problems or tragic pasts and heal together

[x] There is something wrong with the current female population, hence humans

[x] Open communication

[x] The couple has equal power in the relationship

[x] Friends to lovers

[x] Lead or love interest gets injured and the lead or love interests drop everything to take care of them

[x] Happy Ending Guaranteed

[x] Super scary/dangerous but very gentle and sweet with the one they love

Here’s a link/buy the book!

Trigger Warnings

[x] Loss of a loved one

[moonkattinator]

Saw a post that was like I don't understand how proposition 6 in CA (prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude) didn't pass. And yeah, I don't get it. On an ethical and practical level it makes no sense. On the other hand (I grew up around Bay Area Silicon Valley tech bros my whole life) it makes total sense. California is extremely diverse, and for all y'alls dunking on normie white liberals... god damn i wish there were more normie white liberals in CA. Instead we got Asian male incel crypto bros. Racist central valley farmers. Anti-immigration Latino voters. The list goes on. And of course we have regular racist, white, male voters, I am NOT letting them off the hook. Do not underestimate the I gots mine mentality of Californians. Lol. This is also why the gender divide in this election does not surprise me at all. All the Asian women I knew from high school were normie democrats or progressive leftists (I'm an Asian woman). The Asian men were like very obviously on the path toward conservatism if not already there. It's why I'll never accept the "it's just their culture!" argument for sexism/homophobia/transphobia. Fuck culture, what about my rights!