Yeah I said something similar yesterday but we can NOT let what happened to Renee Good cloud what happened to everyone else at the hands of these SS Demons!!!

Because we can’t disregard one person if we’re for human rights!

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there are already leftists trying to present Renee Good as privileged and people caring/paying attention to her murder as being about Whiteness

istg the left never misses as opportunity to shoot itself in the foot

Nuance is dead, that's for sure.

What happened to Renee Good is horrifying and should horrify everyone.

It is also true that "Missing/Murdered White Woman Syndrome" is absolutely a thing. That the American public in general pays more attention to a crime against a white woman, than it does to women of color.

It is also true that, historically speaking, many social justice moments have involved the American public reacting with extra horror to the murder of a White Woman.

Because White Supremacy argues that it is all about protecting the White Woman, but the reality is very much that it is about protecting the power of a handful of wealthy, white men. Anyone and everyone else is fair game, but the illusion of it only being CERTAIN PEOPLE exists to keep the general public comfortable.

The murder of a pretty, friendly white woman demonstrates that Whiteness will not protect us. That if they feel comfortable shooting a white woman that was a stay-at-home mother that said "I'm not mad at you" just before being shot in the face, doing it on MULTIPLE videos including their own cell phone recordings, and then blatantly lying about it on television and on social media.....

Then absolutely no one is safe.

And for a lot of white people, that is a wake-up call to what minorities in this country already knew.

There's a very intentional lulling of white people in this country, a very intentional false sense of security and safety.

A lot of conservative people live in a bubble of "Us and Them", a tribalism where bad things happen to bad people, and because they aren't Bad People, nothing bad will happen to them or anyone they care about. That being white, being polite, being non-violent will protect them from State Violence.

That is one reason so many are clinging to the lies that she was some kind of "radical leftist operative" or a "murderous psycho" that "clearly tried to murder those poor agents". Because that helps maintain the illusion that bad things only happen to bad people, that being a Good White Person tm will protect you.

It won't.

Sadly, a lot of people only really care when the victim reminds them of themselves or someone they know.

So many people are going "She was just like me" or being reminded of their loved ones.

In a society that intentionally builds apathy by fooling people into believing that they are safe, it's very jarring when that illusion shatters.

Inasmuch as the narrative that “People only care about [X Issue] because the victim was White” can sometimes have a grain of truth, it is also extremely over-applied in a knee-jerk pseudo-intellectual way that is dehumanizing and gross. People do it regardless of how much it defies reality (as it has been towards Anne Frank, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the October 7th massacre) or how much a significantly more likely explanation might apply. I frankly find people’s need to play armchair sociologist in order to attribute ulterior motives to why people might care about the most clearcut and well-documented death at ICE’s hands before her body is even in the ground as ghoulish as it is unreasonable and self-defeating.

The reality is practically every aspect of this murder is notable. Renee Good was

Sure, someone shouldn’t need to do any of that for people to care about their death, and the absence of these factors in other cases doesn’t make their deaths more deserving or less tragic, but it just is significantly harder to gain widespread overwhelming traction with cases where the circumstances are murkier, or who was responsible for what is less obvious, or it happens behind closed doors due to criminal neglect than a case as clear cut and cut-and-dry as this one. The plausible deniability and maybes that might otherwise impede momentum just aren’t there. A lot of these factors were also present in George Floyd’s murder, which I’m sure contributed heavily to why his murder specifically was able to gain as much traction as it did, over other unrecorded or less undeniable instances of police violence against Black folks in America.

And this narrative that people only care about Renee Good because she “looks like them” glosses over how much her appearance and identity didn’t fit the mold of the average suburban WASP housewife. She was a visibly queer woman, whose appearance a) is absolutely being used by the right to build that image of a deranged leftist operative, and b) throws a big wrench in the idea that people only care about women who are like them.

Race is very clearly relevant to broader discussions of police brutality and specifically who ICE targets. But in this specific case, Renee Good’s skin color is hardly the 10th or 20th most significant difference between this shooting and other ICE shootings or deaths.

But more importantly, it’s just a callous and dehumanizing way to talk about someone’s murder. She’s not a list of qualities on a spreadsheet, she’s a human being that was gunned down in the most obvious and undeniable instance of wrongful violence from ICE. Dismissing that as “Missing/Murdered White Woman Syndrome” isn’t nuance. It’s just a gross and inhumane way to talk about someone who’s been murdered. People need to have some decorum.

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ICE has been ordered to release children but they're the ones who get to decide if they release their parents as well or if they're just throwing these kids out, so please at the very least sign this petition

PS. this isn't a change.org petition either, so it is worth signing!

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so you’ve probably seen the post going around detailing the horrific human rights abuses in what are, undeniably, concentration camps in the US…. accompanied by the suggestion that the only thing you can do is call your senators.

it’s unfathomable to me that someone would see we have actual nazi death camps in our country, and think the solution is writing to the politicians who allowed it to happen.

i have yet to see a post on any social media that has meaningfully helpful suggestions for how to get involved, so:

this article offers a number of suggestions including getting involved with your local chapter of Sanctuary Not Deportation, which connects faith groups to offer sanctuary to immigrants fleeing ICE. it also has a comprehensive list of immigrant-lead organizations to get involved with or donate to, as well as a link to crowdfund for detainee’s phone bills, which allows them to contact their families, legal counsel, and inform the outside world of the realities they are facing in detention.

here is a link for finding detention centers near you. there are many rallies directly outside of these camps you can participate in, and physically going to them is crucial in liberation efforts.

posting bond for detained immigrants is still one of the best ways to get people out of the death camps, even though ICE is increasingly unwilling to participate. the linked article has a list of both federal and state-by-state bail funds/organizations.

host a refugee if you have the room. Room For Refugees is still trying to build a network in the US. keeping people out of ICE’s grip and preventing detention in the first place is the best thong we can do because these camps are becoming more and more impenetrable.

help the legal organizations helping immigrants near you; if you’re anywhere close to NYC the New Sanctuary Coalition needs volunteers/donations, and if you’re on the border get involved with Texas Civil Rights Project.

on top of free legal aid, the NSC specifically also organizes rapid responses to ICE raids, which is one of the most importang things you can do – there are many local networks already in place, but here is how to organize a rapid response network if your city doesn’t have one.

one of the easiest things we can all do is learn the rights of immigrants in this country, and how to react to ICE raids. spread this information to everyone you know and keep the toolkit in easy access on your phone.

the only government policy that can make an immediate and tangible impact is municipal policy; push your local politicians to support or build sanctuary city initiatives – here is a toolkit for local political action.

finally, get involved with local antifa and leftist orgs! follow their social media to get updates on calls to action and protests happening near you. i cannot stress enough how important it is to be aware of efforts in your own city. antifa international’s tumblr is one page you can follow, but please research the orgs specifically in your area that are fighting the rise of fascism. the torch network has a list of chapters in several cities around the US, but again this is just a place to start.

i encourage everyone to find at least ONE thing from this list you can do, beyond donating. i know we are all stressed and have our time/energy zapped by capitalism, but if we do nothing, nothing will change. and please share these links wherever you can – copy and paste this post or at least share the first article i linked.

fascism is here, NOW, and we need to step up, because no one is going to invade us to free the camps this time.

PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS:

there are several posts going around about how to best help if you witness an ICE raid/arrest as a (white) citizen. many of them are filled with extremely bad, LARP-y advice such as screaming at agents and getting physically close to them. in most cases, this is just going to make things worse for everyone at risk (including yourself). you need to stay calm, and avoid getting someone accused of resisting arrest.

to be clear: most of these fascists dont care about the law. “illegal” is not a magic word you can say to make them stop. and, being a white citizen is not an impenetrable shield. you can still be arrested, so be prepared for that. you are, however, less likely to be arrested, and MUCH less likely to be killed or held extralegally.

here is what you should actually do to help:

record, and make sure your phone auto-backups to a cloud. streaming can be problematic because its best to have lawyers look over the footage first. be aware they might also grab your phone, even without a warrant. if they’re grabbing it out of your hands, try to lock it. make sure you have a pin lock, not pattern or fingerprint. here’s some other ways to protect your phone from cops.

if you are able to film, and have determined it won’t escalate the situation, make it obvious you are doing so, because secretly recording is illegal in several states. narrate any violation of rights you see. here is a Q&A about filming ICE.

stay several feet back from agents, because they can claim you’re impeding them. if you’re recording and they claim this, take several steps back, and announce it as you’re doing so, if you’re filming.

ask if they are free to go, if someone is being approached. if ICE insists on the person asking for themself, and they speak spanish*, tell them “por favor repita: ‘am i free to go?’” (this just means “please repeat”) if the agent says yes, tell them “usted puede dejar”. if not..

calmly inform people of their rights if they are being arrested. they do not have to speak at all to agents, answer any questions without a lawyer, or sign anything. they do have to show their paperwork if they have it, but do NOT have to hand over the paperwork/passport, or consent to a search of themselves/belongings, without a judicial warrant (not administrative! here’s the difference). it is crucial that they give as little information as possible to ICE.

if you speak spanish, list their rights in spanish as well, and translate what the agents are saying. if not, keep the google translate app on your phone – it’s not perfect, but it’s quick/accessible and can download languages for offline use. you can also memorize this sentence: “no tiene que responder/dar su consentimiento” - “you dont have to respond/consent”

get their lawyer’s contact info, if they have one and are being taken away by ICE. many people carry a card with emergency contact info on it, including childcare info and loved ones, so you can offer to call those numbers for them.

call for legal help. do not call the ACLU or other big organizations for immediate help, call your local immigration help center (for New York State, contact IDP at 212-725-6422. for California, call the TRUST hotline at 844-878-7801). United We Dream is an immigrant-lead organization that provides aid nationwide, and can be reached at 844-363-1423. please save these numbers in your phone!

know the ICE rapid response network in your town, and keep their number on hand. if there isn’t one close to you, here’s how to make one.

finally, here are some useful toolkits:

comprehensive ICE response guide

know your rights posters for in-home raid readiness, community flyers, and informative videos

ACLU videos explaining what to do in various situations with ICE

*of course not every immigrant speaks spanish; people from south america are being targeted en masse right now, but may speak many indigenous languages as well as portuguese. so ask if you dont know what language someone speaks, and see if google translate can help.

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