Perhaps unsurprisingly, they were swiftly (and brutally) punished for these supposed crimes—even though evidence was scant, and the few eyewitness testimonies were constantly changing, and likely coerced by the very same authorities intent on making an example of the lower-class workers.

So what really happened in that fateful spring?

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The New York Conspiracy, also known as the Slave Insurrection of 1741, was a true historical event that took place in lower Manhattan in 1741.

But the only real record of the uprising is from the trial that happened afterwards.

Nearly two hundred people were arrested—mostly free Blacks and Irish immigrants, along with some enslaved Black and Caribbean people—for allegedly conspiring to burn down the city and overthrow their oppressive white overlords.

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The fastest way to destroy something is to overwhelm it with "good intentions". I would think this would be obvious to everyone. If it's not just look out the window at the real world.

You can't save people who don't want to save themselves and you cannot change the minds of people who gravitate towards things that are bad for them.

Stop wasting energy on dead weight and focus on the people who have the will, the knowledge, the desire, and the curiosity to seek out light on their own.

One more time just to be perfectly clear:

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺, 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙄𝙍 𝙊𝙒𝙉.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘚𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 ... 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 ... 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. - Elaine Barlow (2022)

People who need to find this space, will find it when they choose to look.

The people that know that more of the same spaces are not the best environments for what they are looking for will seek out what they need.

The people that don't follow the crowd, the people that think for themselves, the people that don't need algorithms and manipulation to tell them how to behave and what to take an interest in will find a new home that gives them what they need.

We don't need zealots.

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In the same way that good people attract good people and the light seeks out more light, such people who are fed up with living in darkness will automatically seek out new places of light and positivity on their own. They don't need to dragged, pulled, convinced, cajoled. They don't need to be manipulated or lectured. They don't need that much prodding. They will do a lot of the work on their own and they will research what they need and at most they need support and some encouragement.

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When healthy, well meaning, regulated people are seeking change, they have the patience, the focus, and the functional intelligence to find their way into spaces that are going to align with where they are trying to go and who they are trying to be.

These people will decide that on their own. They have the strength and the will to make that journey because they know they want better and they are willing to expend the energy to seek out a new environment that supports their change.

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#FirstCoffeeThoughts

I think people find their paths as they need to. That is something I firmly believe. I don't think you can drag someone kicking and screaming into change.

People change when they decide they want to, when all the right things line up FOR THEM, and enough outside forces make them feel secure enough to begin the process of change.

But change is ultimately up to the individual and many difference things have to be aligned for that change to happen and be permanent.

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On the ground and first floors, commercial spaces benefit from street-level visibility and accessibility. The upper levels accommodate a mixed-use program of residential apartments, office spaces, and a premium hotel. The volume facing Myslym Street includes diverse apartment layouts and a hotel with panoramic city views, while the volume along Pitarka Street hosts apartments and office spaces with dedicated lobbies for each function.

Portuguese-based architectural studio OODA introduces Ndarja, a multifunctional building in Tirana, designed as an urban oasis that integrates nature into the city’s fabric. Located on Myslym Street, in a district where historic and modern elements converge, the project reimagines the urban landscape by blending residential, hospitality, office, and commercial uses within a cohesive design.

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#architecture

#CoSoMusic
#RecluseRadio

Artist: Bloodywood
Title: Nu Delhi

It doesn't get more fire than this epicness🔥 ❤️

https://youtu.be/A3C9NwGKgq4

The final episode of #Ellis aired and I will absolutely be checking it out soon. The fans have spoken and there are many who want more from this amazing and much needed series, but I don't expect much to come of that.

If you haven't seen this absolutely epic series, I strongly advise you to check it out on #AcornTV. The network is worth it's worth the cost. A large percentage of my favorite media can be found there.

Going into the weekend STRONG which I like and that 23% deep sleep is so so epic because I feel like I can run a marathon today. I love feeling like that especially when I have absolutely nothing that needs to be done except relax, game, and catch up on some #KDrama ❤️

#sleeptracking #healthtracking #oura

OMG finally home .................. THAT WAS LIKE 5 HOURS!

This is supposed to be a rest day for me but I have to play tech support to my 80+ year old dad this afternoon.

My dad uses his computer for 2 things ... using chrome and zoom meetings with his church. That's it. He checks email, pays bills online, shops at amazon ... a web browser and zoom.

It's this ancient AIO machine that finally crapped out and he's like ... "I need a top of the line replacement" ... Top of the line? 🤣 For WHAT? 🤣 For using chrome?

I was like man, get a tablet 🤣

One of the series I'm looking forward to is series three of #Dalgliesh – Channel 5’s adaptation of PD James’ classic crime novels.

Bertie Carval returns as the titular detective, and the good news is that we won’t have to wait until the new, 6-part series is with us.

The three novels that series three will adapt are Death in Holy Orders, Cover Her Face and Devices and Desires.

Each story will be a two-parter.

Dalgliesh starts again December 5th!

Well it looks like Sophie Turner will indeed be playing #LaraCroft ...

Though the deal isn't officially closed yet, Variety has confirmed that she is slated to star as the lead role of Lara Croft in the upcoming Phoebe Waller-Bridge produced series.

#YouHaveMyAttention

Just finished watching S2E5 of #Tracker for morning workout time. This episode has Alison Thornton in it and it was really nice to see her again.

Alison is one of those actresses that shows up for 1 episode or maybe a handful but always stays in your mind long after. She brings 100% to every role, no matter how small, no matter how momentary and her presence usually outshines everyone.

Many know her from Dare Me, but she's been in Supergirl, The 100, Nancy Drew, Quantum Leap, Wild Cards ...

"𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙨𝙤" is the key phrase and that is mostly about fear, exhaustion, and laziness as a normal response to constant oppression.

Read: https://thewebrecluse.blog/change-is-hard-af/

Taking accountability, recognizing your own responsibility in interpreting events, seeing where your emotional dysregulation can lead to worse situations ... all of that is genin wo mitsukeru and hansei which are active, not passive.

It is hard work; the work of a rational and STRONG human being.