mico

machiavelli would have loved tokyo drift

going to chicago to eat steak and watch movies with my brother

Thinking about beginning it all

news of the bloodbath in negros the same day we get confirmation of billions' worth of bank transactions linked to sara duterte. the conditions of supposed normalcy through which the political class steals from us and wealth is hoarded upward are maintained by sheer violence.

impostor syndrome gaslit immigrant version this is my current ailment

my favorite sandwich in seattle just disappeared from the menu… how will i continue

sometimes a shared cigarette is cursed. actually many such cases

if i was a successful film director i’d read my letterboxd reviews every day as if it were the morning paper

heartbreaking to have lost ur favorite lipstick somewhere in the throes of life

i may not ever be a mother but every time i write something it feels like i’ve given birth

i need to watch a movie and have some root beer

i love poetry but i was in the wrong place tn u get what i mean

said’s orientalism exists and we’re still confused about why cut fruit asian am diaspora lit ends up representing no one? the publishing industry is like that and we’re still theorizing? with monolithic representation being the primary mode of acculturation? hm

when i was younger i was obsessed with the moon and im finally comin back to that

if i don’t go insane who will

if we’re only doing point 1 then we’re not doing enough and thats ok to admit (because that is practicing point 2!!!)

the only things i have to say about the strike is 1) yes we have to collectively try but 2) we must assess the efficacy of our tactics thru 3) the critical study of past successes and failures and most importantly 4) centered around the needs and demands of the most at risk

If you think "here" is bad but you think "how we got here" is good, your only issue is that you're uncomfortable with the optics.

we know what they’re doing to black and brown people in detention, it has been reported on for years. life-threatening/fatal medical neglect, sexual assault and rape, solitary confinement as retaliation, forced sterilization - the list goes on. wired.com/story/ice-dete…