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But generally it was only when my mom was aware that I was exposed to or affected by a racial issue, but there was rarely a preemptive introduction to racism.

OR she would see me doing something that would probably be fine for any other kid, but could have a bad outcome for a Black kid. Like when I was playing with a realistic-looking toy gun outside (and this was more than a decade before Tamir Rice).

As far as I can recollect, the “visceral hate” was always introduced by someone else (peer, teacher, stranger, etc), and my mother would give me the historical context to understand and then coach me on how I should react.

The war and genocide circles overlap quite a bit in practice and, in most wars, genocide occurs especially when there is an imbalance of military power, and guess who has the most well-funded and powerful military.

There’s a case for war crimes and genocide in every American conflict since WW2.

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Depends on if you pay attention to how funding cuts and government shutdowns affect your local/state services.
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Can anyone spot at least $30 so I can eat? Haven't done so at this point today. 💕💸

#BIPOCMA #MutualAid #UrgentNeed

Do any of you have $30??

$533 / $1,200 💕💸

almost halfway there!

I don't care if Congress authorizes War on Iran. NO WAR ON IRAN. I want people to fucking reclaim their morality.

Today's quick update [Mar 1]:

- Clashes between SAF and RSF following RSF attack on Dilling, South Kordofan.

- RSF drone strikes on ElObeid, North Kordofan.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT (NAGPRA): LONG BUT IMPORTANT AND MUCH SHORTER THAN WHAT I READ TO COMPILE IT 🧵

I'm going to speak some hard truths right now. It's going to hurt your feelings. You might feel defensive. You'll want to look away.

DON'T.

That’s what you’re missing. I’m not assigning blame to him.

Also, agreed, BAFTA/BBC absolutely failed here and deserve all the blame.

However** and importantly, the people that continue to insist that a disabled person is at fault for something that is involuntary due to the disability are being ableist.

We should be able to apologize for an involuntary harm without being at fault for that harm in situations like this.

I’m not sure there’s really a way to avoid apologizing for the distress or harm caused by slurs when someone with Tourette’s is among strangers that assume that they have full agency/autonomy over their actions.

All you can do is explain and hope strangers understand you’re not at fault.

Yeah, could be, but I think Hanlon’s Razor seems more probable here due to how ableist institutions tend to neglect or lack consideration for disabled people.

Like I’m sure there were seats close enough to the stage/cameras where BAFTA could’ve put together a one or two sheets of sound-insulating plexiglass between his area and the crowd mic if they didn’t just remove the mic.

I do definitely think BAFTA and the BBC are at fault. John Davidson is not. He did what he could to mitigate the harm by leaving (which should have been prevented by proper accommodations) and publicly acknowledged the harm even though it wasn’t his fault.

No, not disabilities, but I expect disabled (and abled) people to apologize for or acknowledge harm caused. Most conditions that cause involuntary harm to other people only remove fault, but those conditions usually don’t remove our ability to empathize with and care for those affected.

Once I’m aware that I’ve unintentionally caused harm, I then have a moral responsibility to intentionally acknowledge or address the harm to resolve it (if I have the agency and autonomy to do so) even if my action was not of my volition.

Essentially. If I’m in a space where it is not reasonably expected for me to involuntarily swing my arm/hand uncontrollably, and my arm/hand makes harmful impact, then my involuntary act would be the causation of a harmful result.

I’m not sorry for existing, I’m sorry for the harm I caused, even if I didn’t intend to cause it. You’re conflating two different things and approaching that “sorry for existing” territory on your own.

If I didn’t cause harm, I wouldn’t have anything to be sorry about.

I decided to be at a particular place at a particular time. I did not decide to strike someone, but because I decided to be there, I did because of a spasm.

Because my involuntary action was involved in the outcome.

E.g. If I have a spasm or tic that causes my hand to flail and I accidentally hit someone, I shouldn’t be culpable but I am responsible for the outcome and need to address or correct the harm caused.

We are morally responsible for our actions/inactions regardless of them being voluntary or involuntary.

Whether or not we are to blame or at fault (culpability) is a different argument involving intent, knowledge, awareness, etc.

City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries! In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...

NYC public libraries are some of the last places in the city where you can use the bathroom without purchasing anything. Again, we need city government to stop underfunding the libraries.

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Bex is a Black disabled enbie and needs ongoing care 💕💸 #mutually #helpsky

My mother is being put on hospice. We don't know how long she has. I can't even fly out until Friday, and even so I can't afford it with the extra fees to fly without a REAL ID. If you have a couple bucks to send my way, I would really appreciate it. 💔

oh

btw

im still getting evicted

(roommate hasn't said a word to me and he gets the mail)

so anyway

send money or whatever