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Definitely the kind of day where it feels like I’m just chasing my own tail! You know how it goes.
Queer as in F*ck You
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Saw This, Thought of You
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Leave Fat Black Women The F*ck Alone. YUP!
This Summer Was Destined for Failure
Political Snacks
I want to include some good, smart pieces about Afghanistan in today’s round up. Yesterday I went to our team to say “I am also humble enough to say ‘I don’t know enough, to properly know enough’ so if you read something that strikes for you please share it!” — and wow did they come through! I am going to pass the helm to Himani and KaeLyn.
From Himani
- “Some perspectives from Afghan people”: ‘Now I Have to Burn Everything I Achieved’ and ‘I Believed in the U.S. But That Turned Out to Be Such a Big Mistake’
- “I feel like this one is a straightforward overall read of like wtf happened, politically”: The Afghanistan Debacle — How Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden bamboozled the American public
- “This one is a good look at what happened, from an on-the-ground, military standpoint”: When I Joined the Military, I Thought We’d Learned the Lessons of Vietnam. I Was Wrong.
- “This one is a damning must-read of how corrupt and incompetent the US war and relief efforts have been for over a decade”: The US Carefully Documented Its Total Failure in Afghanistan for 12 Years
- “And finally, here is amnesty’s statement of what the biden admin should do. i found this helpful bc i have been asking myself since the weekend, like “what can be done at this point?” and i think amnesty laid out some very clear, very actionable things the US govt can do”: Every Moment the Biden Administration Does Not Course Correct in Afghanistan Could Have Horrific Consequences
From KaeLyn
- How US-Funded Abuses Led to Failure in Afghanistan
- “[I’ve also been] discussing not defaulting to US imperialism / white savior complex when discussing Afghan women, girls, and people. And not stealing their autonomy and claiming them as victims in the name of ‘saving them.’ Here is footage from Al Jazeera of women staging a protest in Kabul, for example.”
- What Women’s Advocacy Groups Worldwide Are Doing For Women In Afghanistan
It's crucial we don't lean into a false narrative that Afghanistan women and girls lack agency.
We can still sound the alarms without undermining the power of women and young people. https://t.co/gnnZWHO77f
— UltraViolet (Text JOIN to 98688) (@UltraViolet) August 17, 2021
Thank you for the links about Afghanistan!
Seconded!
Fuck facebook.