I have expanded the traditional 4 types; Highspeed, Elliptical, Low Aspect and High Aspect ratio, because they were very narrow and vague categories for the most part, adding High Energy, Thermal Soaring, Night Glider, and Passerine wings. I feel that these extra types make it easier to understand and visualize the differences and similarities between wing shapes.
I’ve renamed Low Aspect to Powered Soaring, and High Aspect to Dynamic Soaring for the purposes of the fact that names made it hard to understand purpose and were easily confusable.
A lot of these wing types are also affected by tailfeather shape and size, and that will change their agility and energy expenditure as the tail also generates lift.
Disclaimer: This is in no way intended to be an academic dissertation or proposal, do not treat it as such. It is purely for art and writing references for others, to aid description and inspiration.
Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch. Yelling “light em up” #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeForGeorge #BlackLivesMatter
I mean to be honest I’m not a fan of burning buildings, but I’m really not a fan of getting murdered, and it would be misleading in the extreme not to see that interest in burning down police stations sure seems to spike right after those same police just murdered somebody.
reactions to riots will aim to sever them from their context, presenting a world in which people are just itching to set fire to shit on any day of the week but sadly don’t have a valid excuse, then they see an itty bitty mistake by an innocent policeman and boom it’s off to the races, they don’t really care about any of the stuff they put on signs and chant in the streets, they’re just troublemakers!
every riot is a genuine failure of governance and law enforcement, not a failure to control or suppress or disperse the riot, but a failure to give people a better option than rioting.
it always comes down to context and framing, doesn’t it.
if you see someone setting fire to cars and smashing windows then without further context that’s pretty fucked up, but if you broaden the frame a little bit and see it as a response to someone getting choked to death or shot without any recourse suddenly the property damage looks like a moderate and reasonable method of raising the cost of brutality, as well as an unmissable signal that the local government has lost its monopoly on violence due to being perceived as illegitimate.
“if these protests continue they will damage the fabric of society / someone might get hurt” rings false when the protests only started due to someone getting hurt in a way that damages the fabric of society.
I remember when the London riots happened and someone pointed out that the media’s emphasis on looting is always funny because not paying for something is such an oh so unforgivable crime while giving people money so they can pay for things is unthinkable.
nice try FBI; if anybody gets a message like this don’t be stupid and share anything about whether or not you’ll be attending a specific action. spreading the word from official social medias of your local BYP100/black lives matter chapters is one thing (though still be careful), don’t fuck around with sharing info about your location, who you’re going with to actions, etc.
Here’s a version from Meyer mentioned in the comments of the post above.
In lgbt colors.
Close up on the takedown itself:
From the comments: “
“ Casting 1.62v.3 When an opponent has run under you with his sword, so that you two come very near together, then throw your sword back away from you, bend rapidly down before him, and grip his legs with both hands. Pull toward you; thus he will fall on his back. Concerning this see the small figures on the upper left in Image D.“ page 108 of the Forgeng translation “ That translation seems to be out of print but another is on the way. And here’sa fewother options in the meantime.
Another analysis of the situation, but to be noted that setting this up improperly can lead to getting caught in a guillotine choke.
While people are inclined to whip out their phones and film when they see something alarming happening, those videos are not always recorded in a way that can be used as evidence in a legal proceeding or to support advocacy tactics.
At the human rights organization WITNESS, where I work as the senior U.S. program coordinator, we’ve learned that video has a greater chance of making an impact when it’s filmed ethically and strategically, and released in coordination with advocacy and legal efforts. Using the camera in your pocket can be a valuable way to ensure the world bears witness to abusive policing and systemic racism, help hold authorities accountable, and advocate for the real safety of our communities.
just something I’ve noticed but if you’re going to share time-sensitive info on tumblr about the protests (like police location, escalation, etc) make sure to include the date/time. I keep seeing posts circulate for days saying to gtfo of an area bc it’s not safe with no date or context at all.
