Huntn00 @Huntn00@talkedabout.social

@HeavenlyPossum @WolfChristensen @Radical_EgoCom @mloxton @spoons @Huntn00 David Graeber talked about "baseline communism", the basic mutual aid and cooperation any society needs to function at all.

I'm also fond of this essay, which explains that even in a workplace like a nuclear power plant, most activity is peer-to-peer cooperation, and hierarchical decisionmaking actually interferes with normal operations.
https://libcom.org/article/i-wouldnt-want-my-anarchist-friends-be-charge-nuclear-power-station-david-harvey-anarchism

What a slippery slope our environmental degradation is.

Are we going to normalize having to have personal air purifiers in our homes (for those who can afford them) and let polluters keep polluting, rather than clean up the air for everyone?

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/18/1194323903/air-quality-filter-purifier-indoor-pollution?

"There Won’t Be Libraries Left"

How a Florida county became the book ban heartland of the US

As the extremist group Moms for Liberty flourishes in Clay county, a campaign of outrage has books disappearing from school shelves

If you and I together don't save this pillar of Democracy, who will?
#AureFreePress #News #GOP #Politics #USA #Florida #Republicans #Desantis #Breaking

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/19/clay-county-florida-book-bans-moms-for-liberty?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Whitmire: Alabama’s poisonous plan to get back to the Supreme Court and gut the Voting Rights Act - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/whitmire-alabamas-poisonous-plan-to-get-back-before-the-supreme-court-and-gut-the-voting-rights-act.html

@SocialistStan@mymastadon.link @mloxton @Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social You don’t live in a vacuum. If you have millions of people living together and you hope to get any big things accomplished, like infrastructure, there has to be a level of organization supported by democracy, with an agreed to pay structure. You can either agree to participate or instead maybe wait for the local War Lord’s thugs to appear on your doorstep and dictate, to include dating your daughter.

This picture is my personal favorite of the Doubs river valley series, because it reflects the mood in the best way, at least for me: quiet, peaceful and rich in pristine nature. It's taken from a small bridge across the Doubs at Ougney-Douvot #cycling #Doubs #river #valley #nature #Jura #France #summer #biketour #BikeTooter

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Books on sale on Amazon.

AI generated.

Using actual author names.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/author-discovers-ai-generated-counterfeit-books-written-in-her-name-on-amazon/

#Coal companies owned by the family of #WestVirginia Gov. Jim Justice could face $1.2 billion in fines in #Virginia for violating a cleanup deal over oil spills at eight mining sites. https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/west-virginia-governors-family-run-coal-empire-racks-up-1-billion-in-fines-in-virginia-filing-claims/

Jennifer Rubin notes that Fani Willis' indictment puts the intimidation — a form of violence — conspirators used against Ruby Freeman, a Black woman, front and center. The indictment states:

"Members of the enterprise traveled from out of state to harass Freeman, intimidate her, and solicit her to falsely confess to election crimes that she did not commit."

Looking at you, Rev. Stephen Lee.

#Trump #crime #BigLie #insurrection #RubyFreeman #intimidation #violence

https://wapo.st/3sfxVeS

Now do Trump: Life.

Via Scott MacFarlane:

LONGEST #JAN6 PRISON RECOMMENDATIONS SO FAR

Justice Dept seeks decades in prison for #ProudBoys defendants

Enrique Tarrio - 33 years
Joe Biggs - 30 years
Zachary Rehl - 30 years
Ethan Norden - 27 years
Dom Pezzola - 20 years

Trump lawyers ask for January 6 trial to be pushed back to 2026 – live https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2023/aug/18/trump-trial-january-6-biden-summit-us-elections-live-updates?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Editorial: Legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin will bring in millions, increase freedom, recognize reality

https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2023/08/18/editorial-roundup-wisconsin-87/

Tropical lakes are carbon super sinks, even more than forests, study shows https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/tropical-lakes-are-carbon-super-sinks-even-more-than-forests-study-shows/

Every Which Way to WIN BIG in Virginia https://demcastusa.com/2023/08/18/every-which-way-to-win-big-in-virginia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

As AP reports, 63% of Republicans want Trump to run again. And 74% of Republicans say they'll vote for him. The percentage wanting him to run in April was 55%

But 53% of Americans say they would not support him if he is the nominee. And another 11% say they would probably not support him in November 2024.

A common media meme says Republicans have a problem. More accurate: Republicans ARE a problem.

#Trump #Republicans #LawandOrder #BigLie #insurrection

https://apnews.com/article/trump-election-2024-indictments-ddfd50492dc576c0c2ca2d1afe0e4639

I fear his collar is sooo tight it cut the blood supply to his brain

"The question is not whether there will be a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula, but who will start it and when" - North Korean Defense Minister Kang Sun-nam

He stated that it is impossible to solve the problem of the Korean Peninsula through negotiations, and now only force keeps from a nuclear conflict.
#News

my years of having a Buy Local ethos are being severely challenged by SF local business owners being awful about everything imaginable - harassing the homeless, blocking new housing, blocking bike and bus lanes because they have no respect for potential customers who don't drive, trying to steal public space for themselves and harassing any residents who stand in their way, etc. etc.

I'd almost rather bring in the chain stores, who would probably attempt some very unsavory backroom dealings but would likely not spend so much time publicly demanding the entire city infrastructure grind to a halt out of respect for the sacred Local Merchants Association

#sfpol

Score One For Young People!!!

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/08/15/score-one-for-young-people/