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person. trying to dive deep and not despair
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Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
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This is excellent!
Alt text of a Lisa Simpson painting with big wavy arms:
"I am comfortable with my childhood giftedness dissolving into adult mediocrity
I will focus on simple joys and developing a loving & supportive community rather than obsess over my lost sense of exceptionalism"
Alt text of a Lisa Simpson painting with big wavy arms:
"I am comfortable with my childhood giftedness dissolving into adult mediocrity
I will focus on simple joys and developing a loving & supportive community rather than obsess over my lost sense of exceptionalism"
December 10, 2024 at 6:26 PM
This is excellent!
Alt text of a Lisa Simpson painting with big wavy arms:
"I am comfortable with my childhood giftedness dissolving into adult mediocrity
I will focus on simple joys and developing a loving & supportive community rather than obsess over my lost sense of exceptionalism"
Alt text of a Lisa Simpson painting with big wavy arms:
"I am comfortable with my childhood giftedness dissolving into adult mediocrity
I will focus on simple joys and developing a loving & supportive community rather than obsess over my lost sense of exceptionalism"
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This reminds me of a very small slice of conversation with Miwok pyrogeologist Don Hankins, who talked about people mourning trees lost in fire bc they were used to them--but those trees hadn't evolved with the landscape. You can mourn a pocket universe for what it offered you & then let it go.
”White supremacy has taken an aneurytic pocket universe and declared it universal.” Revisiting this wonderful text from the always awesome Dr. Zoe Todd (we miss you Zoe). 🐠 🌱 🛢️
on time
There is not really a method for the human brain to comprehend time in its awe-inspiring flow here on earth. Or, rather, there is not really a method in the western worlds I am immersed in, taught …
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December 7, 2024 at 4:27 PM
This reminds me of a very small slice of conversation with Miwok pyrogeologist Don Hankins, who talked about people mourning trees lost in fire bc they were used to them--but those trees hadn't evolved with the landscape. You can mourn a pocket universe for what it offered you & then let it go.
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Every anecdote about Emma Goldman is just "and then she said the most metal thing ever and was sentenced to 14 years in prison for violating a state law against being cool"
December 1, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Every anecdote about Emma Goldman is just "and then she said the most metal thing ever and was sentenced to 14 years in prison for violating a state law against being cool"
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Painting by John Moore ‘Quitting Time’ 2015.
Oil on linen. 127 x 106.68 cm.
Oil on linen. 127 x 106.68 cm.
November 30, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Painting by John Moore ‘Quitting Time’ 2015.
Oil on linen. 127 x 106.68 cm.
Oil on linen. 127 x 106.68 cm.
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Always support workers. We all deserve better pay and benefits and not to have our labour stolen.
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Always support workers. We all deserve better pay and benefits and not to have our labour stolen.
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“The more I see of the moneyed classes, the more I understand the guillotine.”
-George Bernard Shaw
-George Bernard Shaw
November 30, 2024 at 9:43 AM
“The more I see of the moneyed classes, the more I understand the guillotine.”
-George Bernard Shaw
-George Bernard Shaw
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November 30, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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extraction capitalism in a nutshell
November 27, 2024 at 8:41 PM
extraction capitalism in a nutshell
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So I think the takeaway, in an era where Poilievre's Conservatives are being told not to find common ground (source: recent CBC reporting), is this:
The fundraising emails and rallies are going to paint you as radical no matter what.
So why not just do the bolder, more progressive thing anyways?
The fundraising emails and rallies are going to paint you as radical no matter what.
So why not just do the bolder, more progressive thing anyways?
November 27, 2024 at 3:28 PM
So I think the takeaway, in an era where Poilievre's Conservatives are being told not to find common ground (source: recent CBC reporting), is this:
The fundraising emails and rallies are going to paint you as radical no matter what.
So why not just do the bolder, more progressive thing anyways?
The fundraising emails and rallies are going to paint you as radical no matter what.
So why not just do the bolder, more progressive thing anyways?
so much commentary on beyonces take on jolene and not enough commentary on pitbulls take on nine to five
November 27, 2024 at 8:48 PM
so much commentary on beyonces take on jolene and not enough commentary on pitbulls take on nine to five
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As thousands of Nova Scotians struggle to find and keep affordable housing, Robert Richardson, vice-president of mammoth landlord Killam Apartment REIT, exults over record profits.
Killam reports 'largest rental gains' on new leases in company's history in most recent update | CBC News
Halifax-based landlord Killam Apartment REIT recorded the "largest rental gains" in company history for when new tenants move into an apartment, according to its financial report for the quarter ending Sept. 30.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2024 at 10:59 AM
As thousands of Nova Scotians struggle to find and keep affordable housing, Robert Richardson, vice-president of mammoth landlord Killam Apartment REIT, exults over record profits.
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Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
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Once again must I remind you to GET A LIBRARY CARD.
November 23, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Once again must I remind you to GET A LIBRARY CARD.
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Do you remember when Israel said its operation in Rafah would be “limited”? Here they are today! Six months after they started.
Hello USA. Hello World!!
Hello USA. Hello World!!
November 24, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Do you remember when Israel said its operation in Rafah would be “limited”? Here they are today! Six months after they started.
Hello USA. Hello World!!
Hello USA. Hello World!!
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The People Who Make The Things You Buy with the justification that you can recycle those things are making 1000x more of those things than you could ever recycle, and at some point I think we should ask why They think that's OK www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’
Five oil and chemical companies which promised to divert plastic from environment accused of producing 132m tonnes of it
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:52 AM
The People Who Make The Things You Buy with the justification that you can recycle those things are making 1000x more of those things than you could ever recycle, and at some point I think we should ask why They think that's OK www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How in the world are you going to say capitalism isn’t the problem when we’ve literally managed to cause climate change and a global mass extinction in less than 500 years of it existing?
Any system that demands constant growth and consumption is unsustainable.
Any system that demands constant growth and consumption is unsustainable.
November 20, 2024 at 10:08 AM
How in the world are you going to say capitalism isn’t the problem when we’ve literally managed to cause climate change and a global mass extinction in less than 500 years of it existing?
Any system that demands constant growth and consumption is unsustainable.
Any system that demands constant growth and consumption is unsustainable.
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Note: Knowing capitalism is the core problem doesn’t mean we can’t make progress or improve people’s material conditions before we end capitalism.
We can live in reality and imagine what is possible beyond it.
People let their “this is how it is” interfere with their “this is how it should be.”
We can live in reality and imagine what is possible beyond it.
People let their “this is how it is” interfere with their “this is how it should be.”
How in the world are you going to say capitalism isn’t the problem when we’ve literally managed to cause climate change and a global mass extinction in less than 500 years of it existing?
Any system that demands constant growth and consumption is unsustainable.
Any system that demands constant growth and consumption is unsustainable.
November 20, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Note: Knowing capitalism is the core problem doesn’t mean we can’t make progress or improve people’s material conditions before we end capitalism.
We can live in reality and imagine what is possible beyond it.
People let their “this is how it is” interfere with their “this is how it should be.”
We can live in reality and imagine what is possible beyond it.
People let their “this is how it is” interfere with their “this is how it should be.”
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went to hear poets read Palestinian poets as part of the giller prize boycott and no arms in the arts, grateful for River Halen, Marcela Huerta, T. Liem and others for holding that space this evening
sitting with this poem by Ghassan Zaqtan (trans. Fady Joudah) tonight
sitting with this poem by Ghassan Zaqtan (trans. Fady Joudah) tonight
November 19, 2024 at 2:55 AM
went to hear poets read Palestinian poets as part of the giller prize boycott and no arms in the arts, grateful for River Halen, Marcela Huerta, T. Liem and others for holding that space this evening
sitting with this poem by Ghassan Zaqtan (trans. Fady Joudah) tonight
sitting with this poem by Ghassan Zaqtan (trans. Fady Joudah) tonight
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Jews, Palestinians, Anishinaabe, etc. We have a right to exist as peoples. But states? They either exist and get recognized, or they do not exist. If the US fractures into multiple states, then those states will exist. The notion that states have a "right" to exist is nonsensical.
November 16, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Jews, Palestinians, Anishinaabe, etc. We have a right to exist as peoples. But states? They either exist and get recognized, or they do not exist. If the US fractures into multiple states, then those states will exist. The notion that states have a "right" to exist is nonsensical.
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Francesca Albanese had the most useful answer to this question.
Nation-states exist or they do not. There is no provision within International law on the right of states to exist. There IS a provision for the right of peoples to exist. So it's the wrong question.
Nation-states exist or they do not. There is no provision within International law on the right of states to exist. There IS a provision for the right of peoples to exist. So it's the wrong question.
Israel’s “right to exist,” as Edward Said wrote, is a metaphysical term that doesn’t seem to apply to any other country. Israel’s right to exist is predicated on negating the existence of Palestinians.
November 16, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Francesca Albanese had the most useful answer to this question.
Nation-states exist or they do not. There is no provision within International law on the right of states to exist. There IS a provision for the right of peoples to exist. So it's the wrong question.
Nation-states exist or they do not. There is no provision within International law on the right of states to exist. There IS a provision for the right of peoples to exist. So it's the wrong question.