Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
"with a big old lie and a flag and a pie and a mom and a bible most folks are just liable to buy any line, any place, any time" - Frank Zappa
Joined May 2019
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Paramilitary Organization Violently Attacks Zapatista Support Bases https://itsgoingdown.org/paramilitary-organization-violently-attacks-zapatista-support-bases/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Stop Blaming Individuals for the Spread of Covid and Start Blaming the Government Response https://inthesetimes.com/article/trump-covid-19-mask-mandate
Starting to see studies of how COVID-19 mitigation strategies are killing people without COVID-19. Most have been in USA. Wondering if same effects are seen in countries with socialized medicine. e.g., fear of medical treatment leading to COVID-19 infection.
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Consumer Reports Study Shows Many 'Smart' Doorbells Are Dumb, Lack Basic Security - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200813/14463045107/consumer-reports-study-shows-many-smart-doorbells-are-dumb-lack-basic-security.shtml "they inadvertently advertise how, in many instances, dumb technology (like a deadbolt, traditional doorbell, or a dog) is consistently the smarter option." you bet
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COVID tracking apps are unproven, untested technology. No one should be compelled to download one, including university students. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/university-app-mandates-are-wrong-call
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Democrats: Hey, say what you will about #RichardSpencer, but the nazi vote might give us that edge we need to beat Trump in Nov.
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This Week in Fascism #71: Where We Fail One, We Fail All https://itsgoingdown.org/this-week-in-fascism-71-were-we-fail-one/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Boost if you want a cooperative that builds open source means-of-production tech for mutual aid.
Fave if you want to join mine (in PDX).
Comment if you think it'd be a good idea but want more details.
"Why, then, spend public dollars on FBI role-playing? Because the energy industry wanted it."
Tilting at Windmills: The FBI Chased Imagined Eco-Activist Enemies, Documents Reveal https://theintercept.com/2020/08/24/fbi-fusion-center-environmental-wind/
Facebook's Ban on Far-Left Pages Is an Extension of Trump Propaganda https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/facebook-bans-antifascist-pages/
Kids May Be Using Laptops Made With Forced Labor This Fall https://theintercept.com/2020/08/21/school-laptops-lenovo-chromebooks-china-uyghur/
Inside the Endless Nightmare of Indefinite Detention Under “Civil Commitment” - After serving their criminal sentence, these men discover their punishment may never be over. https://inthesetimes.com/article/civil-commitment-rushville-treatment-detention-facility-prison-indefinite-detention
"when it comes to risky behaviors, such as drug use, teenage sex and socializing during a pandemic, the \“just say no\” approach has been proven not to work."
Social Abstinence Is Not a Sustainable Pandemic Response https://inthesetimes.com/article/harm-reduction-covid-19-pandemic-public-health-abstinence-drug-education
It’s Not Just Trump: The Neoliberal Roots of the Postal Service https://inthesetimes.com/article/its-not-just-trump-the-neoliberal-roots-of-the-postal-service-crisis
Banks Have Made $18 Billion From "Paycheck Protection Program" https://inthesetimes.com/article/paycheck-protection-program-covid-relief-fees-banks
A Pricey Private School Says “Quaker Values” Justify Aggressive Campaign to Destroy Its Union https://inthesetimes.com/article/a-pricey-private-school-says-quaker-value
@fribbledom If you ignore insider trading and the many ways to hide it.
@john@liberdon.com @fribbledom Every time a new player comes to the table. ;-)
Incremental change has possibly already killed the world. In the end barbarianism will always triumph. Empires must crumble. Cities must burn.
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Early example from Sweden of #coops being used for anti-trust purposes.
From "A Global History of Consumer Co-operation Since 1850".
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
"with a big old lie and a flag and a pie and a mom and a bible most folks are just liable to buy any line, any place, any time" - Frank Zappa
Joined May 2019
