I Feel So Incredibly Sick, I Cant Believe This Has Happened.

i feel so incredibly sick, i can’t believe this has happened.

if you don’t know who brandon bernard is, here is his story.

brandon was a young african american man who was an accessory to a crime in 1999. he was only 18 years old at the time. despite not having the main role in the case and even with several details remaining unknown, brandon bernard was sentenced to death. after 21 years in prison, he was put to death, murdered by the federal government on december 10th 2020.

brandon did not have a leading role in the crime committed. he was an accomplice at only 18 years old. he demonstrated positive behaviour throughout his two decades in prison and he even reached out to others to counsel them not to follow in his path. when he was found guilty, the government and jurors both lacked critical details and had an incomplete picture of the man brandon was and the offense committed.

five of the nine jurors who originally found brandon guilty, as well as the prosecutor who assisted in getting him on death row, all asked trump to intervene and halt the execution. when these jurors were given new information YEARS after his sentencing, they either fully supported brandon’s clemency petition to get him off death row or were not opposed to his death sentence beinf commuted to life without parole instead. the SAME jurors who 20 years ago, with the incomplete information they had at the time, found brandon guilty and unanimously voted for the death sentence. former prosecutor, angela moore, who helped put him on death row argued for the trump administration to spare brandon’s life. “i urgently hope that a court or the president will step in to stop brandon’s execution.”

brandon bernard was pronounced dead, on december 10th 2020 at 9:27pm.

despite a clemency petition and thousands of letters, the us government and trump administration murdered this man. brandon bernard was a friend. a son. a father. remember him. remember his smile and his kind words. this world needs to change and we have to be the change. please remember this mans name and his story.

“if these are my last days, i pray that my words will live on forever...i hope that my death will bring a meaning other than destruction and it will ripple through generations positively.” 🤍

rest in peace, brandon bernard.

To everyone who sees this:

My home country, Myanmar (Burma) is in a serious situation.

On the first of February 2021. the military seized power. They had detained government officials, including our State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and our president, U Win Myint.

Every form of connection, both wifi and mobile data, all was cut off this morning. We did not know what was happening for the whole of the morning, until 5 in my house when the internet was back on.

They had cut all news channel, we do not know what really is happening inside our country other than their power seizure, and we do not know what is happening in the world right now. Every news channel except the military owned are now cut.

There are now curfews to stay at home after 8pm in Yangon, whether the same law apply to other cities are unknown.

There is not much we can do as citizens other than hope that our little voices reach the world. The best we can hope for is.

I am in the dark and cannot shed much light on the situation. You might have heard and know better by now. The 8888 uprising is one that had happened in the past, we hope this is not another one. Some think that the worst may result in our country disappearing off the face of the Earth, but I can only hope for the best.

The internet and electricity may be cut off again at 12 in the night, Myanmar Time, but some said this is a rumour. I do not know yet.

Spreading awareness on this situation is extremely important to us, we are no strangers to being left in the dark corner for a long time.

Speaking from my heart, I hope that we can stand as a union of humanity, rather than divided by any borders or nationalities. The military oppression will not only affect our country, our children, our lives to the biggest extent, it can tear the centuries our country had survived into nothingness. In the 88 uprising, countless bodies had been buried alive, the streets had been covered with blood, and tears drown the country. We can only hope this is not 88 again. 

To every bystander, to help us, spreading awareness is important. It’s extremely important to research as well and get to the bottom ( and avoid circular reporting), and I will try to explain as much as possible if there is time. 

There was another announcement that all travel to outside the country will be shut down till April 30.

This is a petition you can sign:

https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-we-would-like-to-report-about-the-military-coup-in-myanmar-burma

JUSTICE FOR CASEY GOODSON

On December 4th, 2020, Casey Christian Goodson Jr. (23 years old) was shot three times in the back and murdered by a Sheriff’s Deputy as he was entering his home in Columbus, Ohio. Goodson’s family stated that he was returning home from a dentist appointment, holding a Subway sandwich, his face mask, and his keys, when he was shot.

Two days later, the Columbus Police Department made a statement alleging that James Meade, the deputy responsible for Goodson’s death, saw a man believed to be Goodson with a gun while driving. Meade then approached Goodson after he exited his car and walked home, where he was shot.

Hours after the shooting, the US Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, Peter Tobin, confirmed that Goodson was not the fugitive they were searching for. However, Tobin also added that he believed that the shooting was justified, claiming that Goodson was shot after he refused to drop his “weapon.”

Yet another Black man murdered by the police.

DEMAND JUSTICE.

art credit: @alex.albadree on instagram

graphics credit: @worldawarenessassociation on instagram

How to be a trans ally

I made this for my personal Instagram and decided to share here.

Of course there are loads of ways to be an ally, and part of it is that you are willing to learn and educate yourself.

As regards to the part about arguing with terfs on part 5, I spoke to loads of trans people that I know and follow on Twitter and so many of them said the same thing. I was a little afraid to say this for months but I felt better knowing that I wasn’t alone. Even trans people are constantly learning new things such as history and other people’s experiences and even terminology.

Help neighbors shelter from white supremacists, organized by Black Lives Matter Atlanta

CNN has reported that the armed protest by the white supremac… Black Lives Matter Atlanta needs your support for Help neighbors shelter from white supremacists

hey folks, activists in atlanta are really worried about what could happen to our unhoused neighbors on the 17th and 20th, especially since most of these folks are Black and the people planning to come to ATL on those days are mostly white supremacists. BLM atlanta and other groups are going to try to protect them, but they need funds to do it. please share and donate if you can.

in addition to those in the dc area if you are in california, kansas, arizona, georgia, florida, ohio, oregon, or arkansas, please stay safe, and if you are a bipoc, woman, or lgbt+ person, do not leave your house unless absolutely necessary. this thread is updating constantly as more trump supporters and terrorists riot nationwide.