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The Gaza flotilla gives us hope because we can see SOMEONE is doing SOMETHING!
It reminds us of what people can do even though we have not (yet) stopped the genocide
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It reminds us of what people can do even though we have not (yet) stopped the genocide
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Gaza flotilla gives us hope because we can see SOMEONE is doing SOMETHING!
It reminds us of what people can do even though we have not (yet) stopped the genocide
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It reminds us of what people can do even though we have not (yet) stopped the genocide
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This seems to fit with my experience at an interpersonal level too. Most conflicts that have really stumped me in recent years involve manipulation rather than outright violence. It can be so much harder to respond when they're already anticipating ways for you not to realize what's happening...
Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation
Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support and consolidate power. They govern through a ‘spin dictatorship.’
theconversation.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This seems to fit with my experience at an interpersonal level too. Most conflicts that have really stumped me in recent years involve manipulation rather than outright violence. It can be so much harder to respond when they're already anticipating ways for you not to realize what's happening...
"Lablab purpureus, also known as the lablab bean. Past research has shown that the lablab bean naturally carries a protein that can bind to a wide variety of viruses." gizmodo.com/scientists-m...
gizmodo.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Lablab purpureus, also known as the lablab bean. Past research has shown that the lablab bean naturally carries a protein that can bind to a wide variety of viruses." gizmodo.com/scientists-m...
How’s this for perspective:
Spend $1,000 a day:
— To spend $1 million: 2 years, 9 months
— To spend $1 billion: 2,740 years
That’s how unnecessarily rich a billionaire is.
(Source: SURJ Protect & Resist Webinar Series #3)
#WealthInequality #EconomicJustice #FactChecked
Spend $1,000 a day:
— To spend $1 million: 2 years, 9 months
— To spend $1 billion: 2,740 years
That’s how unnecessarily rich a billionaire is.
(Source: SURJ Protect & Resist Webinar Series #3)
#WealthInequality #EconomicJustice #FactChecked
April 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
How’s this for perspective:
Spend $1,000 a day:
— To spend $1 million: 2 years, 9 months
— To spend $1 billion: 2,740 years
That’s how unnecessarily rich a billionaire is.
(Source: SURJ Protect & Resist Webinar Series #3)
#WealthInequality #EconomicJustice #FactChecked
Spend $1,000 a day:
— To spend $1 million: 2 years, 9 months
— To spend $1 billion: 2,740 years
That’s how unnecessarily rich a billionaire is.
(Source: SURJ Protect & Resist Webinar Series #3)
#WealthInequality #EconomicJustice #FactChecked
A threat to civilization? Nope... That doesn't get enough change brewing. But, a threat to capitalism? Huh! I mean, well something must🥲 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A threat to civilization? Nope... That doesn't get enough change brewing. But, a threat to capitalism? Huh! I mean, well something must🥲 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Instead of liberation, we’ve ended up with competitive grievance, weaponised victimhood, and a focus on ‘I’ not ‘us’" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The left keeps getting identity politics wrong – and the right is benefiting from that | Ash Sarkar
Instead of liberation, we’ve ended up with competitive grievance, weaponised victimhood, and a focus on ‘I’ not ‘us’, says author and activist Ash Sarkar
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"Instead of liberation, we’ve ended up with competitive grievance, weaponised victimhood, and a focus on ‘I’ not ‘us’" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"One of the most common questions international travelers hear is, “Where are you from?”
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Before last fall, I usually answered this question easily and without any hesitation. “I’m from the United States,” rolled off my tongue easily." www.huffpost.com/entry/where-...
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Before last fall, I usually answered this question easily and without any hesitation. “I’m from the United States,” rolled off my tongue easily." www.huffpost.com/entry/where-...
Americans Are Struggling With This Travel Dilemma Following The Election
"Before last fall, I usually answered this question easily and without any hesitation."
www.huffpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"One of the most common questions international travelers hear is, “Where are you from?”
...
Before last fall, I usually answered this question easily and without any hesitation. “I’m from the United States,” rolled off my tongue easily." www.huffpost.com/entry/where-...
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Before last fall, I usually answered this question easily and without any hesitation. “I’m from the United States,” rolled off my tongue easily." www.huffpost.com/entry/where-...
Welcome to my mountain. Care to join me for a moment of goat-yoga?
November 17, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Welcome to my mountain. Care to join me for a moment of goat-yoga?
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