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And, like, hey, let's do more than just hope.

Over the course of Chauvin's trial, we've lost more lives to this dehumanization just in the twin cities metro. We can't keep playing catch up with the criminal justice system. We need to prevent these harms in the first place.

Show up. Elevate the voices of folks impacted in your community. Help each other do better. We can do this, but there's still more work to do.

Chauvin guilty on all accounts. Palpable relif. Let's hope the world continues to change for the better.

Finished up a project an ex and I started a while back. It's a cribbage board!

Last week, I bound the sides of the board together with leather strips. Today, I added brass feet to the underside and gave it an oiling and a light sanding.

I might slide a little brass tube down one side to hold some pegs eventually, but I think it's pretty set for some use!

I'm thinking about putting together a post that introduces the reader to some basic socioeconomic and policing patterns in Minneapolis so that they better understand why we react as vehemently to police brutality as we do. This is aimed at fossbros who wander into spaces and want to be friendly, but don't realize how authoritarian/racist they're being and won't actually read anything if it seems like the author is angry.

They gotta be *super* babied, but if they are, they often respond very well once they realize that they actually don't know much about what's going on and that you're trying to help them understand. Sometimes, I have the energy for this process.

As police continue to get worse, moderates who are okay with police killing 'some' people but not 'many' people (🙄) may be more open to preventing police brutality. I think a little outreach could make them better allies, and it's work I'm willing to put some energy into. The alternative is people who like neither BLM nor cops, and BLM is so easy to like once you know where they're coming from that this situation seems silly.

Here's a list of topics that I'd like to cover, suggestions/input/boosts welcome. I chose these because I think they're the bare minimum of background needed for anti-racist discussions to make sense to someone who has never paid any attention before.
* What is crime?
* Statistical disparities in policing along racial lines
* Fear, dehumanization, and complicity (pyramid of white supremacy, why a civilian might not reflexively go meek and comply when they're threatened)
* Identity biases and mathematical complexity
* Capitalism and looting-as-protest, mutual aid, and impacts to business (Minneapolis specific)

If there's pre-existing resources folks have, I'd appreciate it. I'm particularly interested in help with the following, with a preference for Minneapolis-based data first:
* Stats on police violence relative to the level of offense, differences in sentencing similar crimes
* 'Crime' vs illegal actions/'white-collar crime'
* Info on rioting and political change (introduce them to the idea them that it can be a form of protest and not just random, unrelated lawlessness)
* Historic data on how racist Minneapolis is

I already have a draft to work from, so I'll be okay if you don't have the energy to help right now. I wanted to open this up for feedback in advance, though, because we make better stuff when we work together. 💙

Also, yeah, I know it's wild that someone who was alive last year doesn't already know all this stuff, but like, people change and this isn't about punishing folks for that.

Thanks, everyone! You're lovely and great! ✨

There were protests at the site yesterday and some looting in the area and around town last night. Unicorn riot has been there giving coverage. Protests last night were dispersed with tear gas, one person was badly injured with a baton round.

Dante was detained allegedly because of an outstanding warrant, but the merits of said warrant are unknown, as is whether or not he knew about it, etc. He'd been initially stopped because his vehicle was similar to one that'd been reported as stolen. There was no self-defense situation for the officers involved as he was killed while trying to leave. His body lay in the street for hours after his death, despite his mother's requests that it be moved. There were a number of live video streams, but I'm not sure where the footage is.

His family is very upset and condemned some of the looting yesterday. There's a ton of misinformation floating around on social media that local kids are running into. Unicorn Riot seems like the best place for coverage.

Dante Wright should be alive today and now he isn't. Say his name. This has to change.

Maybe some late news, but cops killed someone yesterday afternoon. Again. Headline should read "police shoot and scare young man, cause car crash, 1 death".

It sounds like Daunte Wright, who was just 20, got scared after the police didn't want him to leave after a 'random traffic stop'. Brooklyn Center police shot and injured him when he fled.

Daunte proceeded to drive away, presumably to get medical attention, but crashed into another vehicle soon after. Five people were injured, including his passenger. He died soon after.

Painted 5-10 of wands this morning. So many cards! Thanks to everyone who stopped by the stream!
#art @Curator

Painting stream this morning! More tarot watercolors!

https://stream.cyberia.club/

#mastoart

I started a little illustrating project today ~

On the left is the visconti tarot deck, on the right is the Smith Waite tarot deck and in the middle is a WIP on yupo translucent atc paper.

So, the paint took a little longer than the #2MinuteSketch, but I made a little picture this morning. Total work time of about fifteen minutes, with the linework at under two. @Curator