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Cake day: August 20th, 2023

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  • If police and proud boys have them…

    I do use mine for target practice though. I shot competitively when I was younger and really appreciate the skill aspect. I have fond memories of my grandpa teaching me how to shoot, but hunting has never been on my radar.

    January sixth, probably played a pretty big role in me actually “pulling the trigger” tbh. That and a PB demonstration down the street from me.

    If I was honest, it’s basically a super dangerous bowling ball to me.


  • It’s crazy to think how much damage law enforcement had on the black community’s moral leadership of the sixties and seventies. I guess I’d never really thought about the leadership of the generation immediately following.

    Tupac absolutely had a lot of charisma and a moral authority. Shit, his name is still known around the world. It is kind of wild to think how he could have matured into that role, especially considering the influence that hip hop has been able to muster socially.

    I don’t mean to throw shade at anyone, but imagine the impact a prominent hip hop voice could have today with a message that went against the socioeconomic grain and sort of harkened back to some of the voices of the civil rights movement driving real progress.

    All Americans, not just the black community that was hit the hardest and most violently, lost a lot to cointelpro and the state behind it.







  • I think one of the things I struggle with is: how much should I be concerned about this?

    Like, it’s wildly concerning, but aren’t these just the same people that always thought this way saying the quiet part out loud?

    I kind of personally feel that it’s the death throws of the more gentrified version of this brand of politics. The women are more family focused, men are goal oriented demographics reflect reality while ignoring systemic issues brand. It’s kindly thought of as old fashioned, but increasingly described as ignorant or unsophisticated.

    It feels more like the violent lashing out of a cornered animal that knows it is about to be lunch.

    The money behind it is worrying, but it feels like these people are kicking and screaming because they’re being dragged forward.

    Idk