my friend just told me "those guys make me want to live"

as brazilians we are killed in our country and treated as cockroaches in others

it would be arrogance to think there is anything that can be done. what can I do? post on social media to position myself? fight with those who support the massacre? ask for peace? wish I were that naive. I can only feel hopeless

my friends are collecting the bodies. I can only pray for them and for the families.

the salary of the governor is 10 times higher than the salary of the cops he commanded to murder and be murdered. but they are still killing workers and kids in the favelas. there are still targeting the people.

yesterday was the most immense slaughter in Rio de Janeiro's history. more than 100 deaths. I can't see my people dying anymore. there aren't more tears to cry.

rio de janeiro, 29 de outubro

jay electronica is underrated
youtu.be/aLXk7hxskVo

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