winstonschurchill:

Raise your hand if you are a white person who is NOT bothered by the lack of white people in Netflix’s Luke Cage, and in fact, genuinely appreciates it.

Originally posted by cool-and-ironic-stuff

rjzimmerman:

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Story from Grist:

October hurricanes aren’t supposed to be this scary. Hurricane Matthew plowed across Haiti yesterday as one of the strongest storms ever recorded at this time of year — and the most powerful to strike that country in half a century. The United Nations is calling it the worst humanitarian crisis to hit Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. After swiping Cuba this morning, Matthew now threatens the southeastern United States, with potential landfall by this weekend.

Tropical storm season technically runs through November, but August and September — when ocean temperatures peak — are typically the major months of concern. By October, sea surface temps usually decline, reducing storm intensity. (Warm water = jet fuel for hurricanes.)

But CO2-heated oceans, combined with sea-level rise, could increase the danger of strong late-season storms. Recent studies suggest that tropical cyclones might become less frequent in a warmer world — but the ones we do get will be stronger and more damaging.

With surface temps currently at or above average for October, Matthew’s projected track is cause for alarm. The governors of Florida, Georgia, and both Carolinas have declared emergencies, with coastal evacuations — which could include millions of people — beginning today. Matthew might provide a very unwelcome October surprise.

I can’t avoid posting the recent radar image of Hurricane Matthew which is sloshing around the internet, because the image looks like a grotesque, frightening skull:

Keeping Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas in my thoughts today. As well as the people of Haiti and Cuba who have already been hit.

daydreamingofdrake:

Heavily tattooed latino and black men get called thugs while a heavily tattooed white guy is fucking trendy and a model for like urban outfitters or some shit. Idk I think there’s something wrong with that.