GlumBird
@glumbird.bsky.social
Marxist. I do writing and narration for videos and some other stuff: https://linktr.ee/prolekult
Forgot about this app again lmao
November 19, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Forgot about this app again lmao
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Answering questions from Police Federation members, the Home Secretary rejected claims that police forces are “institutionally racist”. That's what Braverman means by a "“campaign against political correctness” - the same as always, cover for state racism www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Braverman doubles down on ‘woke’ police crackdown: ‘PC patrols not policing pronouns’
Home secretary tells police conference she is fighting a ‘campaign against political correctness in policing’
www.independent.co.uk
October 12, 2023 at 9:32 AM
Answering questions from Police Federation members, the Home Secretary rejected claims that police forces are “institutionally racist”. That's what Braverman means by a "“campaign against political correctness” - the same as always, cover for state racism www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
putting together the bibliography for PART ONE of For Land lmao
this ain't even all of it (articles goes on for a few more pages)
this ain't even all of it (articles goes on for a few more pages)
October 11, 2023 at 11:44 AM
putting together the bibliography for PART ONE of For Land lmao
this ain't even all of it (articles goes on for a few more pages)
this ain't even all of it (articles goes on for a few more pages)
So, I just did some reading on this and, yeah, looks like alluvial gold mining gangs in the Amazon used fucking jetpacks and dressed up as aliens to attack indigenous people this year.
'7-foot flying aliens' in Peru ate faces, claim locals. Cops say they were...
Terrified villagers in Peru claimed they were attacked by 7-feet-tall flying aliens. Now, local officials have stated that members of illegal gold mining gangs were likely behind the incidents.
www.indiatoday.in
October 6, 2023 at 8:28 AM
So, I just did some reading on this and, yeah, looks like alluvial gold mining gangs in the Amazon used fucking jetpacks and dressed up as aliens to attack indigenous people this year.
this came to me in a dream and idk what to do with the idea so you all have to suffer with me
October 6, 2023 at 7:41 AM
this came to me in a dream and idk what to do with the idea so you all have to suffer with me
Deforestation in the Amazon is threatening South American monsoon patterns. If this study is correct, we are on the verge of a *rapid* decline in rainfall, of up to 30% present rates. This is the rainforest's death knell.
The South American monsoon approaches a critical transition in response to deforestation
There is evidence that the South American Monsoon is approaching a critical transition due to deforestation and land-use change.
www.science.org
October 5, 2023 at 12:18 PM
Deforestation in the Amazon is threatening South American monsoon patterns. If this study is correct, we are on the verge of a *rapid* decline in rainfall, of up to 30% present rates. This is the rainforest's death knell.
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This is the whole point of AI. It’s not to actually replace humans. It’s to change your title from “head writer” to “assistant AI technician,” not credit you, and pay you half of what you were paid before
Most AI creative writing is… bad, so firms are on a spree hiring poets, novelists, and other humanities experts to try to fix it
Why Silicon Valley’s biggest AI developers are hiring poets
Training data companies are grabbing writers of fiction, drama, poetry, and also general humanities experts to improve AI creative writing.
restofworld.org
September 24, 2023 at 10:44 PM
This is the whole point of AI. It’s not to actually replace humans. It’s to change your title from “head writer” to “assistant AI technician,” not credit you, and pay you half of what you were paid before
The Tory Party conference this year has been a circus of absurdity and reaction on a scale eclipsing any of their prior efforts. They have nothing but PR massaged violence to offer. An opposition in waiting, preparing to consolidate the far-right around it for the long haul.
October 4, 2023 at 5:17 PM
The Tory Party conference this year has been a circus of absurdity and reaction on a scale eclipsing any of their prior efforts. They have nothing but PR massaged violence to offer. An opposition in waiting, preparing to consolidate the far-right around it for the long haul.
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This is chilling.
🚨 Undercover on the government's Rwanda plan
For the past three months, Led by Donkeys has been investigating the government’s plan to forcibly send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a cornerstone of the Prime ...
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2023 at 9:43 AM
This is chilling.
Economic terrorism.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to confirm toughening of benefits sanctions while raising living wage
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride announced last month he was looking into changes to the Work Capability Assessment. Reducing welfare spending and getting people into work is part of the reason ...
news.sky.com
October 2, 2023 at 8:31 AM
Economic terrorism.
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For more of our analysis, check out this video:
For Bread: on capitalism's global food crisis
In this short video, we give an overview of the fundamental factors driving the global food crisis. The piece looks at the way fertiliser has shaped agricult...
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2023 at 12:50 PM
For more of our analysis, check out this video:
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As we said last year: "Capitalism is not only destroying its own capacity to create food... It is ending the environmental conditions which have allowed for agricultural production per se."
The food crisis is just starting.
The food crisis is just starting.
Europe’s olive oil supply running out after drought – and the odd hailstorm
Heatwaves around Mediterranean have damaged harvests and forced producers to import from South America
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2023 at 12:50 PM
As we said last year: "Capitalism is not only destroying its own capacity to create food... It is ending the environmental conditions which have allowed for agricultural production per se."
The food crisis is just starting.
The food crisis is just starting.
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Refugee campaigner Tony Pierre is demanding an explanation from the Home Office and Northumbria Police after immigration enforcement officers raided his home without a warrant www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
Refugee activist’s house in Home Office raid for ‘unknown illegal persons’
Campaigner Tony Pierre is demanding answers as to why his home was searched by immigration officers without a warrant
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2023 at 8:56 AM
Refugee campaigner Tony Pierre is demanding an explanation from the Home Office and Northumbria Police after immigration enforcement officers raided his home without a warrant www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
To be clear: this is the first time since February 2022 that British troops will be deployed in Ukraine *openly*. That is a major escalation, verging on catastrophic. Whether or not the troops are there for training (doubt), the potential for open direct conflict is huge.
British troops could deploy to Ukraine to train soldiers, says Grant Shapps
Defence secretary says proposal being discussed would reduce reliance on UK and other Nato members’ bases
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2023 at 9:49 PM
To be clear: this is the first time since February 2022 that British troops will be deployed in Ukraine *openly*. That is a major escalation, verging on catastrophic. Whether or not the troops are there for training (doubt), the potential for open direct conflict is huge.
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New podcast: www.patreon.com/posts/90077697?
[Podcast #33] Approaching Ecosocialism, part two: development debates and social bases | Patreon
Official Post from Prolekult
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September 30, 2023 at 8:51 PM
New podcast: www.patreon.com/posts/90077697?
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Let’s be real the lack of solidarity with disabled people across the British left is fucking appalling. Even the bare basics are lacking.
We’re still being told things like: “sorry we haven’t got the budget for it”.
(I don't think it's just a British thing but it is very bad here)
We’re still being told things like: “sorry we haven’t got the budget for it”.
(I don't think it's just a British thing but it is very bad here)
September 29, 2023 at 7:28 AM
Let’s be real the lack of solidarity with disabled people across the British left is fucking appalling. Even the bare basics are lacking.
We’re still being told things like: “sorry we haven’t got the budget for it”.
(I don't think it's just a British thing but it is very bad here)
We’re still being told things like: “sorry we haven’t got the budget for it”.
(I don't think it's just a British thing but it is very bad here)
The second volume of Capital is absolutely fucking insufferable to try and translate into supplementary study aids and pedagogic materials.
September 28, 2023 at 4:07 PM
The second volume of Capital is absolutely fucking insufferable to try and translate into supplementary study aids and pedagogic materials.
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Canada research chair of water resources and climate change:
“The low streamflows in rivers across Alberta this year are unprecedented. In Calgary, he said the Bow River is at about half its normal level.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“The low streamflows in rivers across Alberta this year are unprecedented. In Calgary, he said the Bow River is at about half its normal level.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
September 28, 2023 at 3:31 PM
Canada research chair of water resources and climate change:
“The low streamflows in rivers across Alberta this year are unprecedented. In Calgary, he said the Bow River is at about half its normal level.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“The low streamflows in rivers across Alberta this year are unprecedented. In Calgary, he said the Bow River is at about half its normal level.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It feels futile to say that to not be beaten by the culture war shit, the left needs to stop biting at this point. Focus on signifiers and individuals above conditions, policy and class throughout the online left seems pretty ubiquitous, to the point of compulsivity.
September 28, 2023 at 10:33 AM
It feels futile to say that to not be beaten by the culture war shit, the left needs to stop biting at this point. Focus on signifiers and individuals above conditions, policy and class throughout the online left seems pretty ubiquitous, to the point of compulsivity.
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The neoliberal climate consensus, insufficient and tentative as it was, has collapsed.
Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulator
Development and production consents have been given to the offshore development west of Shetland.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2023 at 8:36 AM
The neoliberal climate consensus, insufficient and tentative as it was, has collapsed.
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Presenting a reluctance to accept the importance of accountability for using lethal force as some kind of wellbeing issue is a new low for Rowley. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
Met chief says anxiety led firearms police to refuse to carry weapons
Force says some of the officers have started to return to duties but others are still refusing to carry firearms
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Presenting a reluctance to accept the importance of accountability for using lethal force as some kind of wellbeing issue is a new low for Rowley. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
oh boy, full fash from Braverman
"She said multiculturalism “has failed because it allowed people to come to our society and live parallel lives in it", and even "pursue lives aimed at undermining the stability and threatening the security of our society"."
"She said multiculturalism “has failed because it allowed people to come to our society and live parallel lives in it", and even "pursue lives aimed at undermining the stability and threatening the security of our society"."
Uncontrolled migration poses ‘existential challenge’ to the West, says Home Secretary Suella Bra...
The Home Secretary has warned that a failure to control migration poses an "existential challenge" to the West.
www.lbc.co.uk
September 26, 2023 at 3:13 PM
oh boy, full fash from Braverman
"She said multiculturalism “has failed because it allowed people to come to our society and live parallel lives in it", and even "pursue lives aimed at undermining the stability and threatening the security of our society"."
"She said multiculturalism “has failed because it allowed people to come to our society and live parallel lives in it", and even "pursue lives aimed at undermining the stability and threatening the security of our society"."
Getting my head around the extent of plastic pollution has been fucking terrifying. It's everywhere, in the water and the air. It's estimated that the average person now consumes 5 grams of plastic a week, the equivalent of a credit card, through water, food and air intake.
September 26, 2023 at 3:03 PM
Getting my head around the extent of plastic pollution has been fucking terrifying. It's everywhere, in the water and the air. It's estimated that the average person now consumes 5 grams of plastic a week, the equivalent of a credit card, through water, food and air intake.