Still image from the movie Independence Day of an alien ship destroying the white house

"Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!"

Ben Kenobi with the words "... as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror... and were suddenly silenced"

"Something terrible has happened." 💔

To all the Republican congressmen and women who voted for this:

Eat the rich

General strike NOW

The Battle Of Los Angeles - YouTube

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This all started because people took it upon themselves to protect the powerless from the violence of illegitimate power. That's something, that matters, and it's the kind of selfless human virtue that will see us through.

i don’t know what to say about the images coming out of LA right now. but in case you need it, here’s a reminder that out in the streets, only water goes in your eyes. flush with water. take your clothes off when you get home & take a cool shower, wash yourself with dish soap a few times. godspeed.

The image shows the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on display on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in October 1996. This particular display, from October 11-13, 1996, was the last time the entire quilt was shown in its entirety, covering the vast expanse of the National Mall from the Washington Monument towards the U.S. Capitol. It featured over 40,000 panels and drew approximately 1.2 million visitors.

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display October 11-13 1996 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Let us never forget.

To the National Guard: You are not alone. If you are given an order that violates the Constitution or asks you to act unlawfully against citizens, call 877-447-4487. There is support there! The GI Rights Hotline. Don't do something you can't live with.

A picture of a figure in dark clothing surrounded by white smoke with a caption reading “In Paramount, Calif., protestors squared off with federal immigration agents after at least two immigration raids took place on Saturday.”

Iconic. #fiftyfiftyone #resist #takethepowerback

Instructions on how the Hong Kong protestors did it in 2019

#resist

Released 43 years ago today
"Know Your Rights", a single by the Clash from their album Combat Rock.

The Clash-Know Your Rights Live !! US Festival 1983

#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #knowyourrights #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Why does this echidna look like he’s about to drop the hottest jazz piano album OF THE YEAR

Taking in the morning sun with a soundtrack of Keith Jarrett's "pitch-shifted rat squeaks" edited into a supercut. Nothing better.

Original 1925 jacket cover of The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate a marvellous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period which reveals a hero like no other one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts. "There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life. .. It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again?" It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous er-tertainments, and of his love for Daisy Buchanan a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism, and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe. It is a magical, living book, blended of irony, romance, and mysticism. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS The GREAT GATSBY FITZGERALD

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

Un-endorse, unfollow, and deprive these artists of sales in any way possible. If they're stupid enough to admire Trump, it's up to us to educate them.

Night #1 of nothing but Sonny Rollins. One of my favorites.

It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident.

We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.

Freddie Hubbard was born in Indianapolis on this day April 7, 1938. The prodigious trumpeter burst upon the Blue Note scene with his 1960 debut "Open Sesame" followed by a run of remarkable albums thru the early-60s before returning to the label in the mid-80s: bluenote.lnk.to/FreddieHubba...

Boat derangement syndrome

Been thinking about this Zappa quote a lot lately.

Global food banks may become a reality.

If you garden, now is a great time to plant spring crops and teach friends and neighbors your skills! 🪏 🪴

A journey through the influences and trippy sounds of drummer Justin Tyson A go-to drummer who has lit the scene ablaze, Tyson shares his top five drum heroes. Plus, the seasoned sideman shares tracks from his trippy debut as a band leader, the paper doors.

A go-to drummer who has lit the scene ablaze, Tyson shares his top five drum heroes. Plus, the seasoned sideman shares tracks from his trippy debut as a band leader, the paper doors.

this is disgusting.