i think the internet should transition from being so usa-centric to being brazil-centric. not cos i have any personal connection or bias towards brazil, i just think if anyone could possibly usurp america’s cultural dominance online it’d be them
“man i just woke up where are all these notifs coming fro—“
This is the sorta segment I wish still existed in kids’ shows. Soothing voiceover, mellow music, no flashy graphics. Just a calm behind-the-scenes look at something you might call mundane but that most of us would never have a clue about if no one pulled the curtain back to reveal its inner workings.
Okay but imagine being in kindergarten and seeing something like this, you would absolutely change your mind about wanting to be a fire fighter or teacher or whatever Job you’ve been told is cool and possible to grow up to do because wait a minute it’s just like play-doh, there’s so much it’s kept in trash cans, you can use your hands to smear icing everywhere? It smells like cinnamon buns all the time?! Yes please!
I vaguely remember having a field trip to a bakery in kindergarten and thinking croissants were magical and that I wanted to make them in the future cuz kneading dough looked fun.
This is way more engaging and easier to watch than those sped-up videos with no voiceover and trashy pop music playing over the top.
It actually does make me remember similar segments in shows I watched growing up, like that one program. I don’t remember what exactly the segment was about but it followed a young boy, and he briefly mentioned stopping at a friend’s house and trying goat milk for the first time.
Very little else stuck with me but it sure made me curious about goat milk.
It’s a couple panicking after their doordasher ran inside their house because she was being harassed by ICE. The Dasher had a Minnesota ID.
The Mom is already on the phone with police when the video starts and she’s asking them what to do, saying she needs a warrant before she does anything but she’s scared because they have guns, have her house surrounded, and are snooping through her yard
And what I want to say here and why I’m posting this: the police told her that if she doesn’t release the woman then the couple will be charged with harboring.
They said that knowing that ICE doesn’t have a warrant, let alone a signed warrant.
The police are not on our side and they don’t care about anyone’s rights.
That said, this also ended up being a community effort.
The Mom holds the Doordasher’s hand and leads her to the door, talking about how this goes against everything she stands for as a Native. She’s in tears crying about how she has a baby in the house and is scared to let them in because they’ve had their hands on their guns the whole time.
They stand on the threshold together and a crowd gathers as the Mother screams at these ICE pigs and draws attention. Her neighbors start recording and yelling too. The Mom screams at them that it’s her property and they need to get off it. She never hands the woman over to ICE or lets her leave her front door.
And you know what ICE does?
They get in their cars. And they leave.
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An update was posted today from the same Mom. She said the Dasher is safe and is now in contact with an immigration lawyer.
She also states she has no contact information with that other person because “The less I know, the better.” So her neighbors and people who stood by are the ones in contact and helping out.
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Do not trust the fucking cops.
Do not trust the fucking feds.
Yes that includes your cop uncles and favorite politicians.
I’ve been saying this for years but it bears repeating: we protect us
I once had a plan to read at least one classic novel from (almost) every country, I keep forgetting about it but I really should do it, I usually end up enjoying them
Anyone has any non-western recommendations?
This was getting a bit out of hand with people sending asks instead of commenting, so I compiled everything that was sent to me under the cut. The rest of the recommendations are in the comments as usual. Thank you all for the recs!
And I saw that there are many lists online of a similar kind, but as I’m mostly interested in classical literature rather than modern, and also as I’d like to prioritize the books that have been recommended to me rather than ones I find online, I’ll continue to curate this list. Thank you again! ☺️
My resolution last year was to do one thing before bed that would make my morning feel easier, and that’s become a daily habit that I’m carrying into this new year.
Some nights even filling up the kettle and setting an empty mug out for my morning tea felt hard. But I was always thankful for it in the morning.
Other nights, one thing would lead to another, and I’d wake up in a clean house with everything ready to go.
And, on a rare few nights, the one thing that I could do to make my morning easier was going straight to bed and allowing myself to rest.
What stayed the same each day is that I would take a moment to think of what I could do for my future self and do it, even after a hard day. And I would wake up knowing that I had done my best and any effort—no matter how small—was a kindness to myself.
I’ve been doing a lot of “a treat for future me” moments lately.
That’s a great way to look at it, and I love this artist! (Anna-Laura: instagram / website)
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