links (clearing browser tabs) and more about teaching concerns

I've already vented a bit in a locked entry but: whooboy, do I have concerns about school starting up again. ( 'concerns' is too mild a word )

Two fandom-related links:
Pearwaldorf's tumblr post about AO3, its history, racism, and Franzeska.
Saathi1013's post "On White Fear & Creating Diverse Transformative Works"

More links related to police violence:

• Here’s How Many People Police Killed in 2019…We Think
• a Facebook post (I know) by a white woman married to a cop (I KNOW!)
• Google spreadsheet of police abuse incidents caught on photo or video since the protests began (current count close to 700)


• How (Not) to Cross the Street in Jacksonville
• Resisting Arrests stats in NYC (”resisting arrest” is a common way for police to disguise their violence)
• Risk of being killed by police use of force in the United States by age, race–ethnicity, and sex


• former FBI agent speaking about local policing and money 
• Michael Harriot (journalist for The Root, all-around amazing writer) on policing and the media
• Ambulance services in the USA (and how this connects to defunding the police)