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Great opinion piece by Minneapolis writer Shannon Great opinion piece by Minneapolis writer Shannon Gibney illuminating some of the meaning of this moment. Head over to @startribune to get to the website to read it.
At the Museu do Aljube—the former prison in Lisbon At the Museu do Aljube—the former prison in Lisbon where Salazar’s regime imprisoned and tortured political prisoners for years until the Carnation Revolution which overthrew the Estado Novo regime on April 5, 1974. That day almost no shots were fired and restaurant worker Celeste Caeiro began offering carnations to soldiers. Although the resistance was begun by the military against the colonial wars it was joined by a civil resistance movement. #resistance #history
BOOKS OF RESISTANCE. May they live everywhere fore BOOKS OF RESISTANCE. May they live everywhere forever. ABOLISH ICE.
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Incredible. Incredible.
I am loving this book. My new Substack is up this I am loving this book. My new Substack is up this week featuring THIS ACCIDENT OF BEING LOST by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson @biidaasamose -- and a creative writing prompt based on the excerpt "Topic 7: Pink Pants" on page 15 (supplied by the publisher) -- but buy the whole book! Enjoy! Link to Substack in bio, with link to the book on her publisher House of Anansi Press, Inc.'s website inside the newsletter.
(spoilers for ANDOR &) Stranger Things sure was / (spoilers for ANDOR &) Stranger Things sure was / turned out to be a very sexist, male gaze-y, misogynist, as well as very white, show. Are we surprised? No. Should people with that huge of a platform and resources do better? I wish they would/did. Were there some good things in the series? Sure. 

Also. What do ANDOR and ST have in common? Murdered South Asian female minor characters who existed for their white major characters’ arcs. So disappointing. 

Ok, good night! 🫠 #killjoy
“…But we’ve discovered an idealism which refuses a “…But we’ve discovered an idealism which refuses all limits, and with this resolve, we’re coming face to face with our authentic selves.” 

“We may not like the authentic selves we come to meet.”
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