here, now, at the end of the world?

Reblog and put in the tags the last full album you listened to

Hi if you've seen anything about the Indian student protests most of the on the ground reporting is by an independent news organization called PeekTV. They've been facing significant censorship on Instagram, their reporters/co-founders got tear gassed during the protests and they've been subject to many many threats from the incumbent government and their followers. If you're someone who has the means maybe consider donating something to them so they can keep running one of the only media platforms with a spine in this country.

did you know that if people disagree with me on the internet it's because they literally can't read. yep. it's because of a functional disability caused by deep structural issues disproportionately affecting poor/racialized people. no no i'm just bringing it up to make fun of it. in a leftist way btw

did you know that if people disagree with me on the internet it's because they're literally brain damaged from lead poisoning or COVID-19 infections. yep-

some of y'all act like the bad part about saying the r-slur is the word itself and not literally everything else it implies & entails

for those unaware today india experienced one of its biggest protests in half a decade. there were protests all over the nation for various causes but the major one was in delhi. all we asked for was the resignation of the education minister because he's failed the students of this nation time & time again. but we were met with brutality, the police had barricaded the main site of protest (jantar mantar). metro stations were shutdown, the public was restrained from reaching the protest site and all the adjoining areas had signal jammers to make sure the crowd had no access to constant updates. they had us blocked from all the sides. they were lathi (baton) charging students from one side & releasing tear gas from the other. you couldn't walk 100 m on streets without having a tear gas shell thrown at you. there were many students, women & kids bleeding — some from their head. some couldn't walk anymore. the police had removed their nameplates & acted with full impunity to resort to unprecedented levels of violence. they were pelting stones at us, beating up people for no reason, forcefully detaining them and attacking us constantly with tear gas & rubber bullets. they wouldn't let you exit either. the crowd was peaceful & looking out for each other yet they were met with violence. i made a friend who was all alone & she asked to join me & my friend because a policeman wouldn't leave her alone. he constantly prodded her for personal info, invited her back to the jeep saying they have food there, wouldn't stop following her around. you couldn't call or ask anyone for help, we were left to fend for ourselves & be on a constant lookout if you did not want to be beaten up to death by police. all for what? asking a resignation? shame on this country.