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Why we need a general strike on election day: republican business ...

2026-10-07T12:26:40Z

Why we need a general strike on election day: republican business owners are already planning to interfere as much as possible in their employees right to vote, by scheduling everyone whether they're needed or not, then not allowing sufficient time for employees to get to their precinct, wait in line, vote, and get back to work.

It should be illegal for any stores, restaurants, and non-essential services to be open during polling hours - blue laws for election days.

#vote #election #democracy

I'm trying to find the story from a while back where an ICE ...

2026-10-01T13:26:23Z

I'm trying to find the story from a while back where an ICE agent essentially said that now americans would get cheap homes and vehicles due to property being left behind due to deportations. Anybody know where to find that?

Thanks in advance...

#ICE #Immigration

I second that motion. There was a post just recently about all ...

2026-09-23T18:36:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…ya6w
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I second that motion. There was a post just recently about all the billionnaire asshats with homes there, so the opportunity is available...

Again? Has Hawaii offended the hurricane gods?

2026-09-23T18:26:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…dkrr
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Again? Has Hawaii offended the hurricane gods?

I'm a member of Civic Lex - they do a good job. But a lot of ...

2026-09-22T20:51:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…zwjc
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I'm a member of Civic Lex - they do a good job. But a lot of people just don't care enough to put effort into studying the issues. We got Project 2025 b/c nobody reported on it, at all.

Meanwhile, the paper needs to be community focused right down to listings of all the intermural sports & recitals & things going on at small venues around town.

Finding stuff on the internet is now pretty much impossible if you don't already know about it, so local papers need to fill the void.

The Lex Herald-Leader was gutted a while back. It's worthless ...

2026-09-22T19:03:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…qjvw
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The Lex Herald-Leader was gutted a while back. It's worthless now.

The only way local papers can survive is to go uber-local. Nobody's interested in two day old Wall St Journal articles or things people have seen on TV and Social Media all day long.

Instead local papers should publish every single local event happening, focus on city/county govt happenings, and local businesses and nonprofits - their struggles and successes.

Right now the HL has nothing of value, even online.

Eventually they will both compile a list of everyone that gets ...

2026-09-06T20:40:41Z

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Eventually they will both compile a list of everyone that gets mail from progressive orgs, and also deep six that mail to hamper fundraising.

We need a law ASAP from congress saying the USPS has no authority whatsoever to refuse or fail to delivery any mail to any address in a timely manner.

This is some dystopian sh!t they're planning.

"All of us here can be said to have lived in interesting ...

2026-08-27T21:05:46Z

"All of us here can be said to have lived in interesting times, if interesting means, among other things, unsettled & inscrutable, not to mention ugly and unstable....Digging beneath the surface usually reveals connections the powers of the day want to keep hidden."

Read the Article: https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/08/imperialist-realism-and-american-empire.html

Get Imperialist Realism: https://bookshop.org/p/books/imperialist-realism-politics-and-culture-at-the-end-of-the-american-century-daniel-bessner/3b8e11ba22fb375c

Get Capitalist Realism: https://bookshop.org/p/books/capitalist-realism-is-there-no-alternative-mark-fisher/4f3ea95a5f86da35

#Bookstodon #Capitalism #Imperialism #AmericanEmpire #Colonialism #Fascism #Nationalism

"Notably, satellite and aerial observations suggest that the ...

2026-08-27T12:58:15Z

"Notably, satellite and aerial observations suggest that the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory significantly undercounts methane emissions. A 2024 Stanford-led study estimated that U.S. oil and gas facilities produce, on average, emissions three times higher than EPA predictions."

Of course the industry wants numbers to be fudged. It cuts down on future liability for when a sane govt is back.

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-08-24/inside-the-struggle-to-dismantle-americas-greenhouse-gas-data/

#Environment #Climate #Pollution #Emissions #BigOil #FossilFuels

"If you’re wondering how they can just set aside all these ...

2026-08-27T12:52:26Z

"If you’re wondering how they can just set aside all these laws, the answer lies in an obscure provision in the REAL ID Act that Congress passed in 2005. It allows the Homeland Security Secretary to bypass any law in the country to construct border walls and shields it from judicial review unless the Constitution was violated."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-08-24/what-fighting-back-actually-looks-like/

#Activism #Resist #Community #Resistance

“There were elders who started to get sores in their mouths ...

2026-08-27T12:46:57Z

“There were elders who started to get sores in their mouths because of the pesticides. We use our mouths to help in basket weaving,” Young says.

“And then if you’re cooking in these baskets and the material has been sprayed, then people can be ingesting it.”

Link: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/08/maidu-native-groups-denounce-record-glyphosate-spraying-national-forests-california-bayer-forest-service/

#Forest #Nature #Climate #Environment #Pollution #Pesticides #Herbicides #Toxins #IndigenousRights #NativeAmericans #NaturalResources

🎯 It's nice to hear from an Oil Drum alum! It's sad, ...

2026-08-25T11:50:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…yx9x
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🎯 It's nice to hear from an Oil Drum alum! It's sad, though, that the things we projected are coming true.

Back in the Oil Drum forum days, one of us did some back of the ...

2026-08-25T03:40:38Z

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Back in the Oil Drum forum days, one of us did some back of the envelope calculations and figured out it woukd take every square inch of arable land in the US to grow enough to power cars on biofuels / alcohol. And that was back around 2005. There are now 20 years worth of more cars on the roads.

"Local & regional markets already provide nearly 3/4 of ...

2026-08-11T20:26:09Z

"Local & regional markets already provide nearly 3/4 of the world with...food, even though the majority of land & capital is vested in multinat'l corporate supply chains. Imagine what smallholders could do on a level playing field. Local markets are not only more resilient...they are also more effective...because they respond to local tastes & pricing."

Article: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-08-11/feeding-the-world-as-if-people-mattered-taking-the-right-lessons-from-small-farm-systems-book-excerpt/

Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/feeding-the-world-as-if-people-mattered-how-small-farms-produce-value-beyond-yields/7f79c6a23e4a01e5

#Agriculture #Farming #Gardening #Food #Bookstodon #Sustainability

"While we are in a moment that must include reactive ...

2026-08-07T14:18:05Z

"While we are in a moment that must include reactive organizing on all scales, we (those of us committed to social, racial, economic, and environmental justice) should not allow ourselves to switch only into a defensive posture. We need multi-faceted and diverse environmental movements to meet this moment."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-08-07/six-ways-public-land-advocates-and-conservation-organizations-can-practice-solidarity-for-environmental-justice/

#Environment #Community #Climate #Indigenous #Activism

Presuming people have a budget of about $100 a month for online ...

2026-08-01T04:03:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…aw7w
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Presuming people have a budget of about $100 a month for online subscriptions (and that's a BIG "if") & most are $5 to $8 each, that means at most people can afford 12 or maybe 15 subscriptions. What are the odds *your* substack is going to be on that list? Especially if that $100 budget has to also include Netflix & music streaming?

As long as free options exist most people simply aren't going to subscribe. Many just can't pay more than $1 or $2.

I can assure you, anyone who has actually seen McConnell in the ...

2026-07-29T00:38:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…szxz
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I can assure you, anyone who has actually seen McConnell in the last 5 or 6 years knows good and well those photos they've been releasing are either old or AI, because they certainly don't look like McConnell.

If I owned a pharmacy, I would tell every dude coming in with a ...

2026-07-16T02:59:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…72tg
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If I owned a pharmacy, I would tell every dude coming in with a prescription for ED drugs that "we don't do gender affirming care" and watch them melt down.They'd say, "I'm a man, I was born a man," and I'd say, "Well, God made you a eunuch & you're trying to change God's will with gender affirming care. God decided you should not be procreating, and I'm not going to argue with God. Isn't that what you all say? So I say, everybody gets care or nobody does."

So, gender affirming care for republicans.

2026-07-16T02:48:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…cjpf
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So, gender affirming care for republicans.

If you're outside of the US what are you doing about it? Why ...

2026-07-16T00:15:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…mwh9
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If you're outside of the US what are you doing about it? Why are nations not sanctioning the hell out of the US for violating the UN Declaration of Rights literally every single day? For bombing noncombatants in international waters? For illegal warmongering? When are other nations going to strip the US of security council & other international privileges? As long as other govts look the other way, our govt has no motivation to change. The people here have no rights now.

#USPol

It's a race microsoft, or anybody, really, just can't ...

2026-07-14T23:29:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…wm44
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It's a race microsoft, or anybody, really, just can't win. There is no such thing as 100% secure internet. The only way to have secure data is to have it on computers that are not on the web.

And we need to get back to that - stand-alone software options that don't require subscriptions or logging in online to operate.

And if big tech won't bring those back, then independent startups need to. Relocalize. Take back your data.

#Tech #Software #CyberSecurity #Internet #Cloud #AI

"To become genuinely empowered, people can work in community ...

2026-07-14T21:24:32Z

"To become genuinely empowered, people can work in community to meet their essential needs — food, housing, healthcare, education, energy, technology and economic stability. This is not theory. It’s already happening. Across the globe, people are building systems from the ground up that meet human needs while resisting corporate and state overreach."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-07-14/why-building-inspiring-alternatives-is-necessary-to-counter-authoritarianism-2/

#Climate #PolyCrisis #Capitalism #Community #Sustainability #Economy #DeGrowth #Local #Activism #Authoritarianism

#Space #Moon #Science #Astronomy ...

2026-07-03T21:43:20Z

#Space #Moon #Science #Astronomy

The real purpose of a system is what it does. And our system is ...

2026-06-29T13:31:10Z

The real purpose of a system is what it does. And our system is not providing homes, food, medical care, or accurate education to people. It is doing something else.

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-06-29/catabolic-capitalism-how-capitalism-profits-from-collapse/

#Capitalism #Economy #PolyCrisis #Climate #MurderForProfit

Anonymous reporting should be rejected. People should have to ...

2026-06-27T14:15:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…0dj4
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Anonymous reporting should be rejected. People should have to report suspe ted abuse or illegal activities in person and show their ID to the authorities, who can then conceal the identity from the accused - if the report pans out. If it doesn't, the authorities have the option to charge the one reporting if they find that it was done maliciously.

Why we can't afford nice things? Well, here's one of many ...

2026-06-19T19:53:21Z

Why we can't afford nice things?

Well, here's one of many reasons.

An excerpt from everybody's favorite potty-mouth pundit: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/barack-obama-fuck-yeah

#ReflectingPool #Corruption #Profiteering #Capitalism

In short, rising CO2 and diminished Oxygen levels due to ...

2026-06-18T20:27:33Z

In short, rising CO2 and diminished Oxygen levels due to deforestation and changing ocean chemistry means it's harder to think straight - our brains are being deprived of Oxygen at higher and higher CO2 levels.

In other words, our unwillingness to give up fossil fuels and stop plundering the natural areas of the planet is not only dumb, it's making us dumber.

Link: https://senecaeffect.substack.com/p/a-new-interpretation-of-the-rise

#Climate #CO2 #Brain #Science #Cognition #Evolution

There is absolutely no political will to spend the ...

2026-06-16T12:52:30Z

There is absolutely no political will to spend the Trillions-with-a-T that it will cost to save New Orleans and other low lying coastal cities from Climate Collapse.

The land will be worthless & unsellable soon, and that's just the way it is.

Government is not going to compensate you for your lost land and homes. Nor will insurance.

Sell to an investment firm, not a family. And do it now, before you can't.

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-06-15/when-the-saints-go-marching-out-new-orleans-and-the-resilience-of-cities/

#SeaLevelRise #Climate #Coast #ClimateRefugees

Don't want to give your hard earned money to fascists? Great! ...

2026-06-03T02:32:45Z

Don't want to give your hard earned money to fascists? Great! Don't visit Florida.

But if you don't care, maybe at least stay out of the water.

Link: https://www.aol.com/vibrio-vulnificus-returned-florida-beaches-090518030.html

#Florida #Disease #ClimateCrisis

Nice! I love the colorful material on the left, and the black ...

2026-05-28T22:58:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…hz7r
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Nice! I love the colorful material on the left, and the black would go with anything, of course.

Maybe, but if it's all highest bidder wins, there's no ...

2026-05-28T20:17:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…g3ka
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Maybe, but if it's all highest bidder wins, there's no point in having the middle man.

Wandering thought...like everybody I get a lot of spam in my ...

2026-05-28T20:09:29Z

Wandering thought...like everybody I get a lot of spam in my folder trying to get me to pay somebody to "optimize my SEO" or "increase rankings on google" and all that.

What are those scammers going to do now that google is going strictly "pay to play" and is not even offering links to people's web pages anymore?

Inquiring minds...probably don't want to know, but there's the question anyway.

#google #PayToPlay #Enshittification #AISlop #Tech

That's just the tip of an iceberg of false or ideological ...

2026-05-11T22:45:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…vjz6
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That's just the tip of an iceberg of false or ideological translations and interpretations in English bibles.

Ultimately, project 2025 calls for putting all non-christians and ...

2026-04-19T00:25:49Z

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Ultimately, project 2025 calls for putting all non-christians and lgbtq people in camps for "re-education" and if that "doesn't work," we'll be executed.

And all POC will be stripped of citizenship and deported or executed. That's called "re-migration."

There are random lone wolves here and there, but there is a big govt with plans to ethnically and religiously cleanse the entire US, and they're a much bigger thing to worry about.

I'm not disparaging people who keep guns in their home. There ...

2026-04-18T22:54:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…wrwt
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I'm not disparaging people who keep guns in their home. There are lots of scenarios where that might be critically important.

But being declared an enemy of the state isn't one of them.

I'm pointing out that ICE and the Army or whomever is going to kill you all just for the fun of it, no matter how much ammo you have - they have more.

I don't have any guns myself - I think those prepper dudes ...

2026-04-18T21:43:36Z

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I don't have any guns myself - I think those prepper dudes who imagine they can hold off the US Army confiscating all their prepped supplies are fairly stupid.

But we need something. I just don't know what. So many dems still think they can just call the police and be protected, and that just isn't the case.

And they need to understand that BEFORE they're in a situation...

We can't rely on the police to protect us from maga, qanon, ...

2026-04-18T21:12:12Z

We can't rely on the police to protect us from maga, qanon, white nationalist, christo-fascists, techbros, predatory capitalists, or any other fascist ideology.

More often than not, the cops are *part* of those parties & working *against* the rights of other people, either overtly or covertly.

Expecting your enemies to protect you is not a smart plan.

Communities must stand together.

Link: https://www.mockingbirdpaper.com/content/my-guns-saved-my-life-when-state-and-liberals-left-me-die

#ACAB #ICE #LGBTQ #WhiteNationalism #Racism #ChristianNationalism #Coup

”Consider: there are in fact alien entities that threaten the ...

2026-04-18T16:30:54Z

”Consider: there are in fact alien entities that threaten the essence of our civilization. They are undermining education...They enter into our very minds, reformatting them, cutting us off from what we...remembered. They prepare us for a generic life...separated from the history of what made each culture special...Those entities, of course, are the algorithms of social media. ”

Link: https://senecaeffect.substack.com/p/europe-at-the-crossroad

#Psychology #Philosophy #Slop #TechBros #Capitalism #Education #Algorithm #Culture

Well, I predicted this a while back. The right wing war against ...

2026-04-17T22:16:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…5ng5
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Well, I predicted this a while back. The right wing war against women's clothing has now started.

What an arrogant creep.

2026-04-15T20:51:27Z

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What an arrogant creep.

I just planted an asparagus bed, and I sowed some miniature ...

2026-04-12T19:40:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…ujhl
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I just planted an asparagus bed, and I sowed some miniature clover from Johnny's Seeds that I got last fall. They're only supposed to be 3-4 inches high, so I'm hoping they'll be a good living mulch. We'll see.

#Gardening #asparagus

Well, gardening is going to be fun this spring. /s Link to whole ...

2026-04-11T16:22:21Z

Well, gardening is going to be fun this spring. /s

Link to whole US Map:

Entire Regional Report: https://www.weather.gov/media/lmk/DGT/DGT_LMK_04072026.pdf

Drought Statement Parent Webpage: https://www.drought.gov/drought-information-statements

Loads of fun.

#Garden #Gardening #Climate #ClimateCrisis #Drought #Weather #Agriculture #Farming #FoodSecurity #Sustainability

Because AI doesn't "think," it just regurgitates ...

2026-04-05T16:54:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…5382
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Because AI doesn't "think," it just regurgitates whatever material was put into it. The material determines the outcome. And we all know what side the tech-bros are on. So nothing AI does is trustworthy. Everything from history to current events to finances...anything at all you ask it is going to be what the tech-bros want you to see, not the objective reality.

This is one of the things the Heritage Foundation and other white ...

2026-03-07T02:31:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…h3ce
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This is one of the things the Heritage Foundation and other white nationalist groups want to bring back. It's called "remigration" and it involves invalidating the citizenship of non-christians and non-whites then dumping them somewhere overseas with nothing but the shirt on their backs. Ethnic Cleansing of the US.

I think he mis-spelled "Etsy's customer base absolutely ...

2026-02-24T23:17:19Z

I think he mis-spelled "Etsy's customer base absolutely loathes all the cheap factory made crap they allow on a site that used to be strictly for artisans."

Link: https://sherwood.news/business/etsy-sells-fashion-app-depop-to-ebay-as-the-pairs-post-pandemic-paths-split/

#Etsy #Shopping #EBay

No, he's on the front line. And what did you think was ...

2026-02-22T23:24:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…tj79
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No, he's on the front line.

And what did you think was happening exactly? It's always been about starting a global war.

I'm calling it now: They're going to fly over ...

2026-02-21T03:37:54Z

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I'm calling it now: They're going to fly over "disobedient" areas and kill all the food crops, and probably blockade roads too, to starve people and stop supplies from coming in. Seems like Cuba is the test project.

There's no good reason for an executive order protecting production and access to glyphosate. Only genetically engineered food crops can tolerate it- or weeds that have evolved resistance. The only question is whether that plan is for foreign enemies of the regime, or...

"We do need some renewables. But the ‘transition’ must be ...

2026-02-18T21:07:26Z

"We do need some renewables. But the ‘transition’ must be radically reframed. We must not start by asking “how do we transition the current global economy to renewable energy” – that proposition is a death sentence. We must start by asking “what are our real human energy needs, and how do we meet them in the wisest way possible?” In other words, what are the needs of thriving local economies."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-02-13/humanity-is-not-the-problem/

#Localization #DeGrowth #Community #Sustainability #Economy

PODCAST: Crazy Town: Episode 119. Getting Real about Resiliency ...

2026-02-12T16:56:48Z

PODCAST:
Crazy Town: Episode 119. Getting Real about Resiliency with Emily Schoerning - By Asher Miller, Jason Bradford, originally published by Resilience.org
February 11, 2026

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-02-11/crazy-town-episode-119-american-resiliency/

#Podcast #Climate #ClimateCrisis #Community #Resilience #Activism

"But what if I told you that the most effective weapon ...

2026-02-04T14:37:20Z

"But what if I told you that the most effective weapon against Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin isn’t a new missile system or a trade treaty?

What if the revolution starts with a worm bin in your kitchen and a tomato plant on your balcony?"

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-02-04/the-radish-rebellion/

#RightToRepair #Gardening #Thrift #Community #Sustainability #Economy #DeGrowth

Would any of you really pay $175 a person for a buffet? Really? ...

2026-02-02T21:48:24Z

Would any of you really pay $175 a person for a buffet?

Really?

Link: https://apnews.com/article/las-vegas-buffets-afa8d46dea2b3fd23ecee7f1e3e6f996

#Buffet #LasVegas #Vacation #Restaurant

I recall reading a few years ago, duri g tge Floyd protests, ...

2026-01-28T04:07:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…d20d
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I recall reading a few years ago, duri g tge Floyd protests, maybe, that tear gas is an anbortificant. It causes miscarriages and untimely periods.

Which is why important to have fixed hidden cameras on the eaves ...

2026-01-25T17:29:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…auuj
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Which is why important to have fixed hidden cameras on the eaves of buildings and homes, in second storey windows and on rooftops, at intersections and in not obvious places on cars.

Swarms of drones livestreaming should be deployed simultaneously.

They are already stealing people's phones. It shouldn't be a surprise they want to stop people from having evidence against them.

Your constitutional rights mean squat to them.

This should be useful for people living in coastal areas, deltas, ...

2026-01-21T17:52:48Z

This should be useful for people living in coastal areas, deltas, or who want to move to safer areas before you end up as climate refugees after some disaster. FEMA maps are not reliable, class.

Also consider whether your community can mitigate flooding. Where will the water go? Find out and be ready when it comes.

Register: https://earthactivisttraining.org/webinar/#flood

#GIS #Flood #FEMA #Resilience #Community #Disaster #Emergency #Hurricane #AtmosphericRiver

Feeling a bit cranky today, are we? 😘

2026-01-16T17:44:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…sj0a
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Feeling a bit cranky today, are we? 😘

If you are someone you know in Minnesota has had an encounter ...

2026-01-16T02:37:42Z

If you are someone you know in Minnesota has had an encounter with federal agents, the State Attorney General wants to know about any issues or violations of your rights that took place.

These reports will help in future prosecutions of ICE and other persons involved in the violation of anyone's constitutional rights via police state violence or intimidation.

File a report here: https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/

#Minnesota #Minneapolis #ICE #Constitution #HumanRights #CivilRights

I'm not calling for violence but it's hard to find the ...

2026-01-16T02:24:48Z

I'm not calling for violence but it's hard to find the words to describe how stupid cheeto's plan to invoke the insurrection act is w/out sounding like it.

I mean, telling a bunch of white nationalist christo fascist misogynist bigots that they have carte blanche for street executions, while we have no legal recourse...sounds to me like declaring open season on ICE agents.

I mean, if I'm going to be killed or trafficked to a slave camp anyway, what's my motivation to not dish it back in-kind?

What's really behind the Heritage foundation's ...

2026-01-12T19:34:39Z

What's really behind the Heritage foundation's neo-imperialism? Why are they encouraging cheeto to invade various nations?

Peak everything. The resource wars are coming & Project 2025 wants to make sure the US gets them.

They have no intention of letting any "liberals" give the global south their fair share or put limits on usage. Only rich white male christians deserve resources. The rest can die or be slaves.

Link: https://ourfiniteworld.com/2025/12/31/2026-expect-a-very-uneven-world-economic-downturn/

#Economy #Sustainability #Community #Resources

There have never been enough living wage jobs in the US for every ...

2026-01-09T18:11:46Z

There have never been enough living wage jobs in the US for every working age adult who needs one.

That's the way they suppress wages and oppress workers - by not staffing their businesses fully and making one person do the work of two or three.

The reason? So shareholders can get another couple of cents worth of dividends every quarter.

Link: https://sherwood.news/markets/america-now-has-more-job-seekers-than-available-jobs/

#Unemployment #Economy #Community #LivingWages #Work #Affordability #EconomicCrisis #Foreclosures #Homelessness

Class, if you're still using any Meta product: Facebook, ...

2026-01-07T20:16:35Z

Class, if you're still using any Meta product: Facebook, Instagram, etc, you are providing them revenue *just by being there & opening your feed.* Every eyeball is counted as ad revenue, every post, and gods forbid you buy anything from their marketplace or pay them to (badly) advertise your event or org.

GET OFF META!
YOU ARE FUNDING THE COUP!

Ditto for twitter, google, and amazon.

Link: https://sherwood.news/tech/how-much-money-social-media-facebook-instagram-reddit-snapchat-per-user-meta/

#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Coup #SocialMedia #Activism #Community #Democracy

Yes, *Virgina, there is a happy degrowth future possible. "I ...

2025-12-11T14:18:22Z

Yes, *Virgina, there is a happy degrowth future possible.

"I can’t help but compare the abundance & serenity of my personal life to the ongoing chaos &collapse in the wider world. I almost feel guilty sometimes...My comfortable life is proof that localizing & degrowth are perfectly possible, preferable even..."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-12-10/making-home-in-the-holidays/

*Young folks might not get the reference - ideas live & endure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus

#Holidays #Commercialism #Capitalism #Community #Sustainability

"In today’s world, markets dominate most aspects of life. ...

2025-11-08T02:53:46Z

"In today’s world, markets dominate most aspects of life. Where markets fail, we turn to government. We have come to rely so heavily on these two modes that we’ve forgotten the third.

...This imbalance has contributed to many of the systemic failures we see today, from ecological overshoot and extreme inequality to the gradual erosion of democratic agency.

The Commons can fill critical gaps left behind by the Market-State binary."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-11-06/what-is-the-commons-and-why-does-it-matter-today/

#Community #Economy #Climate

They're destroying publicly funded space flight that benefits ...

2025-11-05T01:53:59Z

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They're destroying publicly funded space flight that benefits science and education to be sure there's no competition against profiteering corporations who will price-gouge the govt with impunity while only catering to Wall St Oligarchs, not the public.

A lot of them think if they can force climate collapse to happen ...

2025-11-03T10:46:14Z

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A lot of them think if they can force climate collapse to happen sooner, their favorite sky fairy will come and not only fix it all with a wag of his magic dick, but kill everybody who isn't a white member of their cult and leave them as sole rulers of the earth. That's what they really want.

"Localised farms are not monocultures sprayed with chemicals ...

2025-10-29T18:09:57Z

"Localised farms are not monocultures sprayed with chemicals – they’re mosaics of life. They also produce much more food per acre – often five times as much – than industrial farms. With local markets as their economic cornerstone, diversified farms can bring back biodiversity, rebuild topsoil, and restore watersheds in diverse landscapes...

We can’t leave it to blinkered economists and politicians."

No indeed.

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-10-29/how-to-feed-the-world-and-save-the-planet-a-view-from-the-ground/

#Agriculture #FoodSecurity #Farming #Gardening

Boycotts are one of the best ways to get Wall Street's ...

2025-10-21T21:21:16Z

Boycotts are one of the best ways to get Wall Street's attention. Making money off of you is all they care about. If you don't give them your money and tell them why, they will stop supporting politicians and laws that hurt their bottom line.

So don't buy consumer gifts this holiday season. Have fun, have experiences, make stuff yourself, then eat and drink and be merry. And keep your money in your pocket.

#BuyNothing #Christmas #Holidays #Shopping #Activism #Resistance #Coup #WallStreet

"Trump has already made his intentions clear, whether through ...

2025-10-21T20:35:46Z

"Trump has already made his intentions clear, whether through his executive order...or the gutting of wildlife protection efforts. But these are just the broader strokes. There are also finer maneuvers underway...[that] made clear his contempt for public process...

Should a president who all but sneers at the public realm be granted congressional authority to override public oversight in the management of public lands?"

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-10-20/the-trump-our-forests-act/

#Sustainability #PublicLand #Environment

You're not wrong. It's idiotic, but copyrights is real, ...

2025-10-18T21:22:15Z

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You're not wrong. It's idiotic, but copyrights is real, and a presumption of privacy in public is not.

There was a drone recording the No Kings protest here, so ...

2025-10-18T21:18:19Z

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There was a drone recording the No Kings protest here, so they're basically doing that already. And the Roberts Coup Court is not going to tell them they can't.

That's not going to fly in court. If you have an apartment ...

2025-10-18T12:56:43Z

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That's not going to fly in court. If you have an apartment with a balcony you can set up a camera and film everything that goes by. In fact, that's essentially what ring cameras or any security cameras do. It's not illegal to film public places and keep it however long you want. Public is defacto "not private."

The problem is that there is no presumption of privacy in any ...

2025-10-18T02:50:36Z

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The problem is that there *is no* presumption of privacy in any public place. You can take pictures of cops or structures or street fairs, or anything. And they (or their agents) can take pictures of you, too.

We can't continue to use 1.78 "earths" worth of ...

2025-09-29T14:27:25Z

We can't continue to use 1.78 "earths" worth of resources every year.

Eventually something's gotta give. We're using nearly two years worth of resources every year, and there's no way to "speed up" replenishment to match.

Modern life as we know it will collapse. The only question is whether it will take all but the wealthiest 1%ers down with it.

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-09-24/our-finite-world-versus-our-infinite-appetites/

#sustainability #Climate #community #Economy

Peak Oil never went away. The can just got kicked down the road ...

2025-09-29T14:19:13Z

Peak Oil never went away. The can just got kicked down the road with fracking. There have been no new major reserve discoveries in years, and there aren't going to be.

We have wasted our oil resources on unnecessary consumerism and private automobiles in only 100 years instead of conserving it for a millennia of emergency vehicles and sterile medical supplies.

Soon we won't even have it for those, as costs rise.

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-09-23/peak-oil-for-gen-z-seven-questions-and-answers-for-a-new-generation/

#PeakOil #FossilFuels #Economy #Climate

Bezos is part of the coup. Of course they aren't going to say ...

2025-09-29T03:11:08Z

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Bezos is part of the coup. Of course they aren't going to say that.

Will it eat its way out like Alien?

2025-09-29T01:43:18Z

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Will it eat its way out like Alien?

Nobody will trust any of them to lead part of the resistance if ...

2025-09-29T00:52:43Z

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Nobody will trust any of them to lead part of the resistance if they do resign. It's too obvious a ploy by the cheeto regime amatuer hour players. Some of them might be sincere, but how could you tell?

I imagine a fair amount of Americans were conceived that way. ...

2025-09-29T00:39:53Z

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I imagine a fair amount of Americans were conceived that way. Pretty much everyone over 40 knows the song. Maybe 30.

Amen, sister. I'm the one who taught my son to use power ...

2025-09-28T21:54:02Z

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Amen, sister. I'm the one who taught my son to use power tools, lol.

Place your bets now on cheeto's assassination by putin (but ...

2025-09-28T18:13:47Z

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Place your bets now on cheeto's assassination by putin (but blamed on democrats).

One week?

Two?

A Month?

And for bonus points...

Poison?

Dropped out a high window?

Sniper?

Bomb?

Place your bets now!

The whole 4 day weekend would tank the biggest consumerist orgy ...

2025-09-28T17:59:06Z

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The whole 4 day weekend would tank the biggest consumerist orgy of the year, too.

The general strike should be from Thanksgiving Day to Cyber ...

2025-09-28T17:47:37Z

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The general strike should be from Thanksgiving Day to Cyber Monday.

We've resurrected board/card game nights with friends. ...

2025-09-28T17:46:32Z

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We've resurrected board/card game nights with friends. It's liberating.

I wonder if carrying a powerful magnet would help?

2025-09-28T17:39:29Z

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I wonder if carrying a powerful magnet would help?

Makes you wonder if putin told them to do it...

2025-09-28T17:31:56Z

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Makes you wonder if putin told them to do it...

Seriously, I'm sure your browser works. ...

2025-09-28T16:58:27Z

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Seriously, I'm sure your browser works.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america-richard-rothstein/090af356e816ef1e?ean=9781631494536&next=t

https://bookshop.org/p/books/caste-the-origins-of-our-discontents-isabel-wilkerson/ba07006a708c5070?ean=9780593230275&next=t

"Caste," and also "The Color of Law" are must ...

2025-09-28T16:54:50Z

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"Caste," and also "The Color of Law" are must reads.

Sure. Dry goods last forever, lol. It's wet stuff you have to ...

2025-09-28T00:51:32Z

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Sure. Dry goods last forever, lol. It's wet stuff you have to be wary of harboring bacteria.

The #NewYorkTimes did everything they could to get cheeto ...

2025-09-27T02:08:27Z

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The #NewYorkTimes did everything they could to get cheeto elected. The suppressed the content of Project 2025 and harped on nonsense continually instead of doing real reported.

They are a big percent responsible for all this.

What hypocrites they are to whine about it. They need to do something about it themselves. They should take responsibility and publicly admit their complicity in the coup and renounce it.

Anything less is ambulance chasing for ratings.

The New York Times (npub1zf4…zf7n)

Seems like we're closer to nuclear war tgan we care to admit.

2025-09-27T01:38:44Z

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Seems like we're closer to nuclear war tgan we care to admit.

Did an AI write this? The GnuCash webpage's latest stable ...

2025-09-27T00:18:32Z

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Did an AI write this? The GnuCash webpage's latest stable version is from 2011, apparently.

A stapler fron the 1940s. It's solid metal construction. ...

2025-09-25T20:28:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…g798
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A stapler fron the 1940s. It's solid metal construction. Still works fine.

Google (YouTube) absolutely censors people and their executives ...

2025-09-24T13:09:46Z

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Google (YouTube) absolutely censors people and their executives are part of the coup. What planet are you living on?

This is part of the war on women by the heritage foundation. ...

2025-09-24T12:37:44Z

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This is part of the war on women by the heritage foundation. Women are supposed to "suffer" having kids due to Eve`s "sin."

He's not the real problem. The heritage foundation is. If you ...

2025-09-24T02:24:03Z

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He's not the real problem. The heritage foundation is. If you want things to change you need to get rid of them. Cheeto is a tool, must like Bowman (Vance) will be.

This is part if the heritage foundation christo-fascist garbage, ...

2025-09-24T02:02:57Z

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This is part if the heritage foundation christo-fascist garbage, because it says in genesis that women are cursed to suffer in childbirth.

These people are deranged morons.

Private equity is too cheap to pay for proper cleaning and ...

2025-09-23T20:14:16Z

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Private equity is too cheap to pay for proper cleaning and sanitizing.

No Tax Tips is all talk, little substance. "The White ...

2025-09-22T18:29:45Z

No Tax Tips is all talk, little substance.

"The White House’s Council of Economic Advisors says tipped workers will gain ~$1,300 a year in take-home pay. That affects roughly 4 million Americans, or 2.5% of the US workforce — many of whom already owe little or no income tax, per the Yale Budget Lab.

Meanwhile, the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation estimates the tax break will cost $32 billion over its temporary four-year run."

Link: https://sherwood.news/personal-finance/americas-tip-economy-visualized/

#Tips #Economy #Taxes #Labor

Want to launch pre-approved plans in your city? Join us for a ...

2025-09-19T23:47:29Z

Want to launch pre-approved plans in your city? Join us for a live virtual workshop on September 25 with Deputy City Manager Rebekah Kik, who helped spearhead Kalamazoo's housing reforms.

Make Housing Easy Registration: https://academy.strongtowns.org/p/housingplans-lmfall25

Workshops are $25 each or $125 for all 8. Strong Towns members get free access. Members, check your weekly member email for your code.

Join at 12pm CT / 1pm ET on September 25, 2025.

— Mya at Strong Towns

#Housing #Affordability #Community #Local

"Survival ecology reorients conservation efforts toward a ...

2025-09-17T22:37:09Z

"Survival ecology reorients conservation efforts toward a future where humans and other species can coexist within a dynamic planetary system, acknowledging inevitable change, and actively shaping the world’s forward trajectory rather than solely focusing on preserving a static past."

We can't keep using 1.78 "earths" worth of resources every year, class.

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-09-12/allowing-space-for-nature-rewilding-to-heal-the-earth/

#Wildlife #Wildlands #ReWilding #Ecology #Sustainability #Climate #ClimateCrisis #BioDiversity #Nature

"The quiet transfer of farmland from working farmers and ...

2025-09-17T22:23:06Z

"The quiet transfer of farmland from working farmers and stewards to absentee owners, investment funds, and developers is reshaping not just the global agricultural economy, but the very culture of our farming communities here in the United States."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-09-12/de-commodifying-the-soil-breaking-the-speculation-cycle-by-holding-land-in-common/

#Agriculture #Farming #Affordability #RealEstate #Speculation #Economy #Finance #StockMarket #Sustainability #Community #FoodSecurity #Food #Climate #Water #Pollution #Environment