Also want to note using the caret syntax in the first author search bar on the classic form does not map appropriately and doing so will make it look like ADS is down. We will map the syntax to fix this soon.

“In order to invest in a new vision, and a new way of living, we have to believe in each other and our capacity to create something better. Our belief in human potential must outweigh our fear of human failure. Our imaginations must be courageous.” ❤️

“Challenging the mythologies of this system, reordering our fears, and investing ourselves in collective struggle are huge steps, and they are not steps most people will take merely because conditions are deteriorating.”

“Joining the ranks of such struggles may come naturally to some. For many people, though, choosing to believe that change is possible and that it can only come from working in concert with other people requires tremendous courage.”

“Fortunately, the death-makers of this system have never gone unopposed. There have always been dissenters and freedom fighters organizing against the violence and avarice of capitalism and white supremacy.”

But capitalism requires an ever-broadening disposable class of people in order to maintain itself, which in turn requires us to believe that there are people whose fates are not linked to our own: people who must be abandoned or eliminated.

“Acknowledging this truth threatens a social order built on the myth that we need authority to protect us from our own chaotic impulses in times of crisis. The state sees communal care as an ideological threat.“

“People are capable of overcoming, or at least negotiating, difference for the sake of their common interests, especially in moments of crisis.”

“When no longer ruled by a manufactured fear of one another, we experience a form of liberation. It is not a total liberation, as the structures that oppress us are, for now, very much intact, but we experience a kind of unshackling that allows us to begin the process of dismantling individualism”

From the Rejecting our Fear of Eachother section of Let This Radicalize you, this is worth reading: inquest.org/rejecting-ou...

I know, we’ve just received some emails from concerned users including one that asked if we were intentionally doing something to halt scientific progress through technical difficulties, so I wanted to say something to the effect of ‘absolutely not’ 🥲

We also appreciate everyone’s patience as we work on unrelated technical issues stemming from high traffic. Our goal is to support scientists and we work very hard to do so, that is always our main priority ❤️

We are working as a team and with partners to identify opportunities to bolster ADS/SciX, we are not currently at any risk but we are taking steps to proactively discuss mitigation strategies that would enable us to continue supporting our communities.