I would never suggest putting those links in a reply so they can be accessed from tumblr.
[Images: Tweets by ALT-Immigration ( @ALT_uscis ), and one by Arianrhod7 ( @Arianrhod_777 ); transcripts and links follow]
ALT-Immigration: Contrary to the rumors, I am not organizing the biggest protest outside every ICE detention center including private detention centers nationwide on July First. Falsehood.
One person can not organize civil protests at all of these immigration detention centers. [Attached is a map of the US with immigration detention centers marked.]
I mean, the idea of having over a million people drive up to the nearest ICETAPO DETENTION CENTER and make a day out of it is just ridiculous. Even if chances are there is a detention center within an hour drive of where most live
One last correction: I definitely did not come up with the idea of bringing diapers, baby formula, children books and toys to throw over immigration detention fences.
FYI June 30th is the anniversary of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 signed by President Lyndon Johnson at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. I would have picked June 30th and not July 1st if i were part of this. [Pic of the Statue of Liberty attached.]
No one volunteered to create a google doc with the list of all the ICE detention centers per state from that link and make it available to everyone to see and organize locally, carpool etc.
to end this thread. I was asked on a date by the Goons who do this. I do not feel like giving them a second date at the moment until at least after the World Cup is over. Busy. [In response to/attached link/pic of two people on their phones in front of the Twitter logo; caption reads, “Twitter sues federal government to keep anti-Trump user @ALT_uscis anonymous…”]
Oh dear, I seem to have fallen on my keyboard and transcribed all of the above tweets, with full links included! How clumsy of me!
And it didn’t even end there: I was so uncoordinated, I happened to stumble upon a google doc for arranging carpools, as was absolutely not suggested by ALT-Immigration. I only hope I’m not so clumsy as to accidentally include a link to it in this post.
the evolution of the bird’s-eye view of the iced coffees
4 coffees at the beginning
1 coffee when Simon is alone
5 at the end when everyone is back together
every single line the drama teacher Ms. Albright said
“This is going to look like a real German sex club! Don’t ask me how I know that.”
“Nuh-uh, this is mine now. Imma sell it. Get my tubes tied.”
the love of my life, Abby “at my old school that would’ve been settled with a knife fight” Suso
Bram’s toothy smile when he asks Simon for some fries
when Garrett points to the nerdy freshman and invites him to the Halloween party
“You’ll freak him out, man.”
“Yeah, he’s like nine.”
Simon owns a record player because he’s a useless #aestheticgay
when Simon googles how to dress like a gay guy and a pic of Greg Berlanti comes up
“You look like a drag queen rolled around in magnetic poetry.”
in his dream sequence about being gay in college the banners outside the school say “LIBERAL UNIVERSITY”
actually that entire gaydream is my favorite thing ever (the choreography!!!!)
“We’re good parents.” “Yeah, we’re good parents.”
the entire Waffle House scene
no one in the restaurant cares
that’s just how Waffle House is
the kid who ate poison ivy bc someone told him it was weed #JustPublicSchoolThings
THE REALLY TALL KID WITH THE TRUMPET WTF ICONIC
Martin’s never-ending graphic T-shirts
Simon’s all-hoodie wardrobe? rocks my world.
when Simon is gaydreaming about Bram and Keiynan Lonsdale looks directly into the camera and says, “I can’t stop thinking about kissing you.”
“KeEp YoUr EyEs On YoUr OwN tEsT, sImOn!!!”
when Simon is gaydreaming about Cal and he just gets up from the dinner table to make out with thin air????? a big gay mood
Nick and Abby arguing about Drake while Martin talks to himself in the backseat
the look Leah gives Simon behind his back
when Leah complains that Nick didn’t even fill in the letters on his costume and she does it for him but they’re not even colored in all the way???????????????
actually every single line by Leah??? is gold???
“Is this a Make-A-Wish situation?”
LEAH’S DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHEN SIMON DRINKS THE BEER TO IMPRESS BRAM AND THEN SPITS IT UP A LITTLE YESSSS GAY MOOOOOOOOOD
the squinty-eyes Nick gives Simon when he says, “I just love all women!”
“I could never be just friends with someone that hot.” “Everyday’s a struggle.”
“Maybe it’s something you’re not seeing, right in front of your eyes.” “What am I not seeing?” “NO IDEA!!!” *changes radio station*
Ms. Albright [teaching Simon choreography]: Step, kick, elbows in, there you go! Uh, the hands “shake off water”…
Simon: Uh huh…
Ms. Albright: From your hips, Simon, from your hips… Okay, I can’t touch them… legally… but from there, from the- th-, okay… Not one, not one person of colour in your family — not one? (x)
I’ve seen some conservatives claim that the liberals and Democrats don’t actually care about these kids. That we are faking outrage in order to condemn President Trump.
My rebuttal…
Bullshit.
I care.
My friends care.
Rachel Maddow cares.
We fucking care.
They will then say that we didn’t seem to care when Obama was putting kids in cages and “ICE boxes.”
The truth is, I didn’t know. Maybe that was a failure on my part. Perhaps I could have done a better job of informing myself. I don’t know. If I had known, I would have spoken out about it.
But this situation is still very different. This is a NEW policy. They are taking kids away from their parents. They are willingly traumatizing young children. They are causing them Toxic Stress and may even be harming them for life.
And they are doing it as a bargaining chip.
Trump wants his wall. He wants more border security. He wants to restrict legal immigration as well. Ending visa lotteries and programs that help bring family members over. He thinks that most immigrants will not vote Republican so he wants to close up the U.S. completely.
And he is willing to take these kids… these babies… hostage.
