olivia 💤

i have nothing but respect for atheist and agnostic folks because genuinely, where do you go when it fucking hurts? when the world feels small and your pain too big for it, where do you go when you choke on your helplessness if not to some divine being....i genuinely dont think

We are capping bus fares at £3.

The horrific terrorist attack that took place in Manchester yesterday will have caused significant fear and concern in communities across the UK, including here in London. Yet at a time when we want to be deploying every available officer to ensure the safety of those communities, we are instead having to plan for a gathering of more than 1,000 people in Trafalgar Square on Saturday in support of a terrorist organisation. By choosing to encourage mass law breaking on this scale, Defend Our Juries are drawing resources away from the communities of London at a time when they are needed most. We urge them to do the responsible thing and delay or cancel their plans.

The deconstruction of Grenfell Tower has begun. Thinking of all the people who will be affected & how difficult this will be for them. They still await justice for the 72 people who died as a result of of greed and dishonesty.

A crowd of ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protesters attempted to enter the sterile area on Whitehall that is place to keep the two protests apart. Officers were attacked with projectiles and have had to use force to avoid their cordon being breached.

i love to write serious academic things :-)

London's Metropolitan Police arrested an elderly woman during a silent protest, violently carrying her away as she joined hundreds holding signs declaring, "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." Disturbing footage then revealed officers escalating to brutal force against other demonstrators in a shocking display of repression against peaceful dissent.