MY PEOPLE STORMING THE SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT, THROUGH TEAR GAS AND WALLS OF COPS IN RIOT

MY PEOPLE STORMING THE SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT, THROUGH TEAR GAS AND WALLS OF COPS IN RIOT GEAR AND BUSTING DOWN THE BARRICADES.

MASSIVE PROTESTS IN EVERY PART OF THE ISLAND. OUR COUNTRY BARELY HAS ANY FUEL LEFT, SO THEY GOT HERE ON FOOT AND BICYCLES FOR MILES AND MILES, HANGING OFF TRAINS AND LORRIES AND CLINGING TO THE ROOFS OF BUSES. THEY TOOK THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE. GOTA HAS FLED!!

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People protect a woman who is burning her scarf

AO3 donators, it’s voting time. And one particular candidate not only doesn’t understand AO3 on a fundamental level (somehow, despite being a tenured user and an unfortunate volunteer) but actively wants to push censorship. They are the exact kind of person we don’t need involved with OTW or AO3 for that matter. The same kind of person we have to actively fight against like, all the time. I frankly don’t know how the hell they even became a volunteer but, anyway. Got vote for people who won’t actively work to destroy it.

Tons more info in the reddit thread here https://www.reddit.com/r/AO3/comments/wlxk3m/otw_board_election/

There’s already several posts around here on tumblr of people with the same worries, but not enough imo.

  Maybe you’re young, and you think this doesn’t affect you. But, it will affect your parents, or your grandparents.   And, remember, if Republicans kill these programs, the dollars you pay in – that are/have been withheld from your paycheck – you will never get back.

Folks, friends, y’all…. esk*mo is a slur. I understand a lot of people don’t know that, I don’t want to be a dick about it, but I’ve been seeing it in fics. Wanna write “esk*mo kisses”? Just say “nuzzled noses” or something.

I’m not here to call anybody out, it’s been in multiple fics, I’m not vague posting. This is just a psa. 👍🏻

PSA 🚨🚨🚨

I don't do this much but a friend of mine who lives in Turkey has come to me about this issue.

A rough translation they gave me:

"the RTÜK (high Institution of radio and tv) has accepted the hateful protests that is against LGBT+ people as a PSA which means they can televise this and spread the hateful message in TVs."

This doesn't just affect LGBTQ+ people, this affects EVERYONE. Despite freedoms of LGBTQ folks they are still facing prosecution, they are still being hurt, they are still being killed. This is not a drill. We need to stand for our community in their hour of need.

Do not ignore, bc there are lives being put at stake.