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Honoring the lives lost in the Atlanta shooting

Xiaojie 'Emily' Tan, 49

Tan, 49, was the mother of Jami Webb, a recent graduate from the University of Georgia. She was a licensed massage therapist and the owner of Young’s Asian Massage, along with other businesses in the area, including another spa and a tanning salon, according to state records. She was “the sweetest, most kind-hearted, giving, never-met-a-stranger person,” a friend told Atlanta’s WSB-TV. Just one day away from her 50th birthday when she was killed, according to USA Today, Tan was described by her daughter as thoughtful, devoted to her family, and looking forward to traveling in her retirement.

Hyun Jung Grant, 51

Hyun Jung Grant was a Korean immigrant who worked at Atlanta’s Gold Spa. Her son Randy Park, 23, shared a tribute to his mother on GoFundMe: He said his mother was a single parent who “dedicated her whole life to providing for my brother and I.” She loved dancing and sushi, according to Park, who told The Daily Beast, “She wasn’t just my mother. She was my friend.” Park, who now has to raise his brother alone, is not buying law-enforcement officials’ suggestion that the attack was motivated by a supposed sex addiction, not racism. “That’s bullshit,” he said.

Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, 33

Yaun Gonzalez, 33, was a mother of two — 13-year-old Mayson and 8-month-old Mia. She had worked all day on Tuesday at the Waffle House a few shops down from Tan’s spa business. She had been looking forward to having a relaxing night out with her husband, Mario Gonzalez, whom she married only last year, and the couple had reportedly never been to Young’s Asian Massage before. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, family members say that Mario Gonzalez, who survived the shooting, is “taking [the situation] hard.” Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez’s friends and family have set up a GoFundMe to address her funeral costs.

Paul Andre Michels, 54

Michels, 54, was a handyman at Young’s Asian Massage and the owner of an electric company. He was only recently hired for the role and excited to take it on after looking for more work during the pandemic, according to a friend who spoke with CBS46. An army veteran originally from Detroit, Michels is one of nine siblings and is survived by his wife of more than two decades. In an interview with the Guardian, his brother John Michels emphasized his kindness. “He was just a regular guy, very good-hearted, very soft-natured,” he said, while noting that Michels had expressed an interest in getting involved in the massage business.

Yong Ae Yue, 63

A licensed massage therapist, she was laid off at the start of the pandemic last year and was excited to finally start shifts at the spa again, her son Elliott Peterson, 42, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday morning. Yue’s youngest child, Robert Peterson, 38, agreed, recalling their mother as a kind and deeply caring woman. If you stopped by her house, she’d sit you down, ask if you’d eaten, and then insist on a trip to H Mart grocery store so she could make a meal.

Daoyou Feng, 44

Daoyou Feng, 44, began working at Young’s Asian Massage in recent months, according to Tan’s friend Hynson. She was kind and quiet, he said. Her relatives could not be reached for comment.

Soon Chung Park, 74

Soon Chung Park, 74, was also a worker at an Atlanta spa. Her family didn’t respond when reached for comment. Park previously lived in New York, where she has relatives, her son-in-law, Scott Lee, told the New York Times. “She got along with her family so well,” Lee told the newspaper.

Suncha Kim, 69

Suncha Kim, 69, worked at one of the spas in Atlanta. Her family could not be reached for comment. Kim, a grandmother, was married for more than 50 years, a family member told the Times. She enjoyed line dancing and worked hard, the relative said.

Elcias Hernandez-Ortiz, 30

Hernandez-Ortiz, 30, was the only survivor of the victims who were shot on Tuesday, and he remains hospitalized for multiple gunshot wounds in his “forehead, throat, lungs and stomach,” according to the Washington Post. He was shot while standing outside in the shopping center where Young’s Asian Massage is located. “He came from nothing and has come a long way; that is why I have faith he will survive this,” his wife Flor Gonzalez told the Washington Post. Gonzalez has also set up a GoFundMe to help with the costs of Hernandez-Ortiz’s medical care.

the fact it’s been 3 years since grenfell tower tragedy. i remember going past the shell a month or so after it happened and seeing the empty shell where many people lost their lives.

if you don’t know about grenfell, you should read up on it. a tower block burnt to the ground three years ago in london, leaving 72 people dead (though this number might be higher.) due to cladding that had been applied to make the tower block more sightly for the area. majority of the people living there were black and poc. a lot of neglect led up to this tragedy and the residents paid for it. probably one of the worst tragedy’s to come out of the UK since the war.

it’s harrowing. couple of things to remember:

- the tragedy was due to gentrification, classism and structural racism.

- not to mention safety neglect. Grenfell did not have sprinklers in the building. the leader of the kensington borough had said that putting sprinklers in the building would delay refurbishment. (😪)

- important to remember that a majority of the residents were black/poc and refugees and working class.

- the cladding used on the building was £22 per square metre. fireproof cladding was £24 per square meter. that £2 difference could have made a difference. the cheaper option was used. £2 more was too expensive to use for these residents lives? appalling.

- 300 tower blocks still use this flammable cladding today. that’s estimated 23,000 families/households. (tory) government said they’d work on removing flammable cladding from these buildings when the tragedy happened. three years later were still waiting...

- previous Grenfell residents are still waiting to be rehoused and are still in temporary housing three years later.

- 72 deaths occured from this tragedy but there are still people unaccounted for

- it’s been three years and there is still no justice for these people and nobody has been held accountable. truly atrocious.

i will see if there’s any petitions/donation sites that i will compile in the next few hours. i’ll reblog them and they’ll be in the notes.

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A dumb guide to the Saw franchise

Saw (2004): bathroom trap with a lot of flashbacks and not that much blood. it is good.

Saw II: the house trap with the needle pit and the stupid razor blade arm trap. you don’t remember that you saw this one but you did,

Saw III: GROSS MOVIE!!!!!!!! also lesbianism and brain surgery

Saw IV: boring bad movie. donnie wahlberg’s head gets smashed to bits. a rapist gets his limbs ripped off. Hoffman is there.

Saw V: the fatal five!! also Hoffman is evil. and he did all the traps, even when you didn’t know he did. he’s just that good (?)

Saw VI: WILLIAM EASTON CALL ME. Hoffman kills all of the police in the world.

Saw 3D: it’s in 3D. racists die. Cary Elwes comes back. He still cannot act. (only I am allowed to say this)

Jigsaw: somehow the worse than 3D. I like Ryan. Billy have very long legs. Some new apprentice that’s never ever existed before. I’m going to kill Josh Stolberg with my hands.

Spiral: hasn’t come out yet because Covid and that’s honestly the biggst miracle of 2020. anyway it’s probably copaganda and I’m dreading it.

Saw 0.5: BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Scott Tibbs Documentary: stop talking to me