Update from The House of Plague, Day 75

[elisi]

Yeah, no memes, sorry. I have spent days just following the news from America, and I still don't know how to respond. I could fill a post many times over with tweets, but instead I'll just share Trevor Noah. Watch the whole thing.

Watch on YouTube

ETA: Oh, bless Twitter (yes, I know what I said):

“SO YOU DON’T LIKE RACISM, BUT YOU’RE IN THE UK AND FEEL POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING?”

I have had several conversations with friends who have recently felt powerless as to what they can/should be doing in response to some of the atrocities in the US.

Here are some ideas. 1/?

— Ougoala (@ObiomaUgoala) May 29, 2020

Thread unrolled here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1266330305985732609.html



ETA2: Probably the most accurate headline you will read:

Slate: Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide
The ongoing protests following the killing of George Floyd were caught up in violence again on Saturday, as police all over the country teargassed protestors, drove vehicles through crowds, opened fire with non-lethal rounds on journalists or people on their own property, and in at least one instance, pushed over an elderly man who was walking away with a cane. Here are some of the ways law enforcement officers escalated the national unrest.

Comments

[elisi]

Have you read his book?

I saw he'd done a video and I nearly fell over myself to press play. I knew he'd be insightful and brilliant.

[sea_thoughts]

No, it's on my to read list.

[elisi]

Bump it up to the top!!

*looks at own to-read pile*

*cries*

[sea_thoughts]

I will do, my to-read pile has been slowly decreasing during lockdown.

[elisi]

Mine is... well, every time I finish one thing, another one gets added.

Although the main problem is that I'm writing fic, which doesn't leave much time for reading.

[sea_thoughts]

Writing is good. *stares at my neglected WIPs*

[elisi]

Ah my fic is eating my head. And growing exponentially. Which is nice and certainly a good distraction.