They’re building the surveillance state.

This was a fun read! Her customizations are so cute and I love that she’s a Stardew Valley player as well.

More diversity, but since we’re commenting under a new user’s comment, that may be correcting itself.

Ah so it’s just jokes about this man grooming and sexting minors. SO much better!

He fully admitted to sexting minors and grooming them.

Why are you making excuses for this guy?

There seem to be quite a few large earthquakes this year.

Am I seeing it more in the news lately or is it really happening at a higher frequency?

Shortly after they began their march, a sheriff intercepted the crowd on US Highway 51, telling some leaders that they were not permitted to stop traffic. Protesters continued, though with enough speed that they were slowing, but not stopping, traffic.

That initial interaction with police was a harbinger for what was to come.

Initially, marchers intended to go to the Senatobia police station, where they planned to hold a press conference. However, after their first interaction with the sheriff, other law enforcement vehicles loomed – ostensibly to prevent them from continuing. Marchers changed their route repeatedly, weaving down unexpected streets to reach the police station.

Approaching the station from one direction, marchers faced a barricade that prevented them from continuing. Instead, they walked down main street, stopping outside of the town’s municipal court office. Workers at local businesses pressed up against the doors, looking out on the protesters.

They approached the police station from a different direction as construction workers were placing barricades barring them from reaching the building.

“It’s horrible for them to do the community like this … we got businesses locking their doors like we’re trying to harm them,” Tyesha Cox, a family friend, said. “They just need to listen to the community and let us get justice. If they feel the police did right, then why they haven’t released any footage?”

The protesters took the march through town, leaving Senatobia’s main street area, weaving near the interstate and back to the Walmart. Protesters persevered, despite temperatures nearing 90F and minimal shade. As they passed fast-food restaurants, employees exited to look on and, in some cases, cheered.

Cowards. They’d rather intimidate protesters who are protesting that a baby was shot and killed by police than release the footage.

Over a box of fucking diapers.

Delicious.

Commercial period products are used only by a minority of women in Pakistan because of their cost, according to research from Unicef. Most use cloth or homemade alternatives that can be unsafe and raise the risk of infection.

Two lawyers, 25-year-old Mahnoor Omer and 29-year-old Ahsan Jehangir Khan, brought a court case last year in a bid to get sanitary products zero-rated, so that they would not be subject to taxes of any kind. They said the charges amounted to a “pink tax” on women.

Their campaign was hugely successful on social media and a supportive petition attracted thousands of signatures.

Locally made period products incur the 18% sales tax in Pakistan, and imported products are subject to an additional 25% customs tax.

UN Women said the decision to abolish the sales tax was a welcome step that would help women stay in work and girls stay in school. It said: “Menstrual health is a matter of health, dignity and equality – not a luxury.”

Amazing news! I can’t imagine having to miss so much work and school every month just because of the lack of access to menstrual products.