The second half of this excellent article by Ketan Joshi @ketan does a great job of making the case for why people—and institutions—should stop using X (Twitter):
X is something entirely new: it has the clout and influence of Twitter, blended with the hate of 4chan and the lies of TruthSocial. And it lingers because its users don’t see themselves as th…
All my hopes are with retired social worker Trudi Warner today as she potentially faces trial leading to 2 yrs in prison for standing outside of the courts holding a sign that literally quotes what is featured inside the courthouse: that jurors can acquit defendants based on their own conscience.
Otherwise what exactly is the point of jury made up of private citizens.
She is represented by The Good Law Project and again I say if you have pennies to spare, they are solely funded by donations.
Description: Black and red poster with white and black hand lettering: “A GOVERNMENT DOESN'T ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE BECOME FASCIST THEY ANNOUNCE ANTI-FASCISTS ARE ENEMIES OF THE STATE.”
'COVID-19 leaves an 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 mark on the brain and its functioning... 'Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging.' @zalaly @sciam @ConversationUS
This is what a person of substance and principle looks and sounds like: This is the quality of person that should be POTUS There is no world in which the intentional forced famine of 1.1 million people cannot be considered genocide.
Oxford scientists found that even the least sustainable plant-based diet was still more environmentally friendly than the most sustainable meat eater's diet - backing up decades of research saying the exact same thing.
> The dietary data came from a major study into cancer and nutrition that has been tracking the same people (about 57,000 in total across the UK) for more than two decades.
I’m really sick and tired of the BS excuses by law enforcement when it comes to dealing with threats from the MAGA base to the judges, prosecutors, witnesses, jurors AND THEIR FAMILIES, in #Trump ’s legal cases.
We are seeing a failure to protect the people from MAGA domestic terrorists.
Did you know that Judge Scott McAfee delayed his written order on Willis and Wade for a week because he had been receiving threats? He needed time for proper security to be in place for him and his family.
> Quite a few Americans like the idea of strongman rule. Why not a dictator who will get things done?
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> Strongman rule is a fantasy. Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. He won't. In a democracy, elected representatives listen to constituents. We take this for granted, and imagine that a dictator would owe us something. But the vote you cast for him affirms your irrelevance. The whole point is that the strongman owes us nothing. We get abused and we get used to it.
> In a dictatorship, parents no longer say what they think to their children, because they fear that their children will repeat it in public. And once parents no longer speak their minds at home, they can no longer create a trusting family. Even parents who give up on honesty have to fear that their children will one day learn the truth, take action, and get imprisoned. > > Once this process begins, it is hard to stop. At the present stage of the strongman fantasy, people imagine an exciting experiment. If they don't like strongman rule, they think, they can just elect someone else the next time. This misses the point. If you help a strongman come to power, you are eliminating democracy. You burn that bridge behind you. The strongman fantasy dissolves, and real dictatorship remains.
The plan asserts “the existential need for aggressive use of the vast powers of the executive branch”—that is, it calls for a very powerful leader—to dismantle the current government that regulates business, provides a social safety net, and protects civil rights. Instead of the government Americans have built since 1933, the plan says the national government must “decentralize and privatize as much as possible” and leave “the great majority of domestic activities to state, local, and private governance.”
#Israel / [l’état-c’est-moi] Netanyahu: Israel won't give in to int'l pressure trying to end war, force elections
As expected, Netanyahu seems to be melding criticism of his personal leadership with criticism of #Israel's policies and actions, leaving no nuance or separation between the two in his comments.
Netanyahu criticized international pressure trying to end Israel's military operation in Gaza before achieving its goals. He also accused the international community of making "false accusations" against Israel's military, government and himself in an attempt to stop the war prematurely.
Palestinian sources say Hamas deputy military chief wounded in Israeli attack, Guardian report says Israeli officials suspect killed in attack ■ Mossad head, leading hostage deal talks, expected to leave for Doha on Monday ■ PM's office says war cab…
The IRS said it stopped sending letters to people who didn’t file their tax returns, when the agency was strapped for funds. Now it’s going after the money.
One of many ways the existing power structure maintains control
text of image: Very young black girl holding hands with White Jesus. She asks Jesus why are you white? Jesus answers “Because I’m a psychological tool. By creating the image of a white God, this subliminally engrains the myth of white superiority into the subconscious minds.”
If you needed to see this, maybe someone else does too. So please pass it along. This world needs us all to believe in the good .. and to do our part to make the good be real for everyone.
"Letter of Resignation from the Jewish People" Bertell Ollman, 2005
"Repulsed by the actions of their Church, some French Catholics are said to have written a letter to the Pope asking for a de-baptismal certificate. A precedent?
"But who would I write to? And what would I ask for? Well, I have decided to write to [the journal] Tikkun and to ask for nothing other than a hearing."
The iconic “Starman” was the lead single (recorded and release in 1972) on the late, great, David Bowie’s album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the S...
A new report claims “resounding evidence” shows that high corporate profits are a main driver of ongoing inflation, and companies continue to keep prices high even as their inflationary costs drop.
This ain't news, man. It's the way of the world. Their pricing is marginal -- ALWAYS. Your weapon is to just stop buying it if you can. Buy a substitute. Make your own. Coop. Share. Second hand. Walk or bike, don't drive. Punish the premium pricers. PUNISH THEM (and don't stop until the price comes down).
This is an article that took a lot of strength to write and I might take it down again. But I felt like it is an article that is very necessary right now. https://bastianallgeier.com/notes/grandpa
At The Hague, Israel Mounted a Defense Based in an Alternate Reality
"Israel’s defense was the inverse of South Africa’s case yesterday, and as weak in offering documented facts as South Africa’s was powerful. History began on October 7, the Israelis seemed to say, South Africa is Hamas, South Africa did not give Israel a chance to meet up and chat about Gaza before suing for genocide, and actually the Israel Defense Forces is the most moral entity on Earth. As for the voluminous public statements by senior Israeli officials indicating genocidal intent, those were just “random assertions” by some irrelevant underlings. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statements invoking a murderous story from the Bible about killing the women, infants, and cattle of your enemies? The South Africans just don’t understand theology and presented Netanyahu’s words out of context."
At The Hague, Israel Mounted a Defense Based in an Alternate Reality
"Israel’s defense was the inverse of South Africa’s case yesterday, and as weak in offering documented facts as South Africa’s was powerful. History began on October 7, the Israelis seemed to say, South Africa is Hamas, South Africa did not give Israel a chance to meet up and chat about Gaza before suing for genocide, and actually the Israel Defense Forces is the most moral entity on Earth. As for the voluminous public statements by senior Israeli officials indicating genocidal intent, those were just “random assertions” by some irrelevant underlings. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statements invoking a murderous story from the Bible about killing the women, infants, and cattle of your enemies? The South Africans just don’t understand theology and presented Netanyahu’s words out of context."
After attending the International Court of Justice hearing on Israeli genocide, Jeremy Corbyn writes on how South Africa's lawyers are upholding basic human dignity — and how Western states have shamed themselves by defending Israel's crimes.
I am ashamed and appalled at the US response to this crisis, but unfortunately, the US has never been eager to embrace the cause of dispossessed peoples.
I am ashamed and appalled at the UK response to this crisis, but unfortunately, the UK has never been eager to embrace the cause of dispossessed peoples.
Bitcoin slid Tuesday after the Securities and Exchange Commission’s social media account — which was compromised — sent a false social media post stating the regulatory agency had approved a long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Immediately after the first post, the world’s largest cryptocurrency jumped to as high as $47,901 to its highest level since March 2022, but later traded lower by 3%.
At the Rafah checkpoint, Israel checks every item on each humanitarian aid truck, so lengthy queues. Any item a problem the whole truck is rejected and the whole customs process has to be processed again. #Gaza #Genocide
Polish hackers figured out that a train manufacturer had programmed its trains to break down after certain dates, or if they were serviced at another company's workshop.
[this is an English translation of the original article in Polish, we occasionally publish the best cyber stories from Poland in English] A train manufactured by a Polish company suddenly broke down during maintenance. The experts
@CassandraZeroCovid The legislation appears to ban things like hoodies, it carves out an exemption for "H1N1 (?) respirator masks, surgical masks, or other medical equipment that may be worn in public for public health purposes."
I have been unable to find the exact text of the legislation online, but I have found references to existing GA law that bans masks in public that was passed as an anti-klan measure.
I wonder if they'll rely on the lack of an official C19 state of emergency?
@samhainnight Like most laws, their tools used by the State to be enforced selectively; weaponized to be aimed at specific populations and in certain situations.
I can also see it being used to target people at the Eagle and in pride parades. What if we have a really bad winter storm? I will definitely pull out a ski mask.
it is insane how at any given moment you could ask "what is the worst, most harmful thing I could do in this situation" and the answer is always just "what are the republicans already doing?"
I haven't seen talk of cop city in a while this morons still going eh? Atlanta getting more broken I swear and mask banns is a terrible take we've seen less of every disease since masking started may I also ask exceptions for HOLIDAYS tf they mean by that?
@Pagan_Animist Yes, that's why they're going to be sued. The exemptions are loosely thrown in there with pretty poor definitions. Also, if Atlanta sees a cold snap you can't tell people not to cover their faces.
The announcement says "Shimizu has launched has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the refinement of the second prototype..." Does this product seem a little too good to be true?
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