YouTube going down the day after @fdsignifier.bsky.social uploaded his magnum opus is definitely a sign. Tyler Perry really pulled out the big guns stopping this one. Lol.
“The United States government under Trump has made a deliberate, calculated, and shameful decision to embolden and enable Nazi-glorifying elements within his party; to elevate and amplify Nazi messaging”
My latest for the Guardian, and I bring receipts:
It's hard finding common ground with people who will tell you the ground doesn't even exist.
Too many of us covet power but not the way it can be used to help others.
Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.
Kristi Noem refuses to directly answer a question about what Trump means by "remigration" -- a word that, as Kristen Welker notes, is often invoked by white nationalists in Europe
It is numbing to watch the world burn and be told that you have to keep standing in the gasoline
There is nothing inherently wrong with Artificial Intelligence. The issue for people is the system that AI exists within. People do not trust that under the current systems of the world that those in charge are interested in using these technologies to safeguard life, health, & wellbeing of society
I think the we require deep reset. But in order to reach the place where we accept that we have to confront the truth of who we are and how this world wants to be at present. That ugliness hurts to encounter but it has to be placed before us for any of us to move forward from it.
Brilliant Conversation here. Really explains so much of why things online continue to suck so much.
How bizarre is it that the folks who struggled with social interactions as adolescents now control the mechanisms by which people interact, socially?
This is entirely why they are constantly trying to soft soap racism by saying oh this is just what kids do. That's a lie. Children do not just say to kill Black and Brown people without being taught to be racist. Do not let these people lie and obfuscate their way out of this.
Goosebumps watching this. Chicagoans fighting for this country. Mass collective action is the only thing that can keep fascism away.
Ah let's see what's going on online these days. I'm sure nothing insane is happ...woahhhh
Relevant piece from 2019 www.diggitmagazine.com/column/charl...
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
I hate that I am laughing so hard at Ted Cruz getting flame broiled by Tucker Swanson. Where is Samantha Bee? I need her on television this instant to talk about this. This is insane.
This pic might be a great way of showcasing how fake the manosphere/alpha male bs really is. I will not be elaborating.
I am no longer exhausting myself with people who are not invested in the care of others.
ABOUT DAMN TIME GIRL!!!!
4Chan was hacked, its source code was leaked, admin emails were leaked, AND a lot of registered users used their real names and .edu email addresses. Lotta CHUDs getting exposed to sunlight today.
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New Leftist Cooks video premieres tomorrow. It's about children.
Honestly, I'd almost feel bad for Elon considering how many ppl hate him and see him as a loser, but he's a genuinely terrible person, so...reap what you sew.
#NowListening #Nao #Jupiter This project is full of uplifting vibes and joy with moments of somber reflection so well crafted and stitched. It is effortlessly vibrant.
Be wary of where we place our energy.
Sometimes we are feeding the monsters that will eat us in the end.
Can those things be roped into satire? Sure but the main focus that made The Boondocks work in the comic and first 3 seasons was how it put a mirror up to us and the powerful.
We need people willing to interrogate the powerful rather than just make fun of random things we see online that can easily be meme culture.
But I would say that satire is necessary for very specific things that require more than just skewering for the sake of a good laugh. We need the tool of satire to shine a light on the absurdity of the powerful when they try to exert power upon us. The Boondocks is better tool to punch up.
Is it important to have a Boondocks style show when we have so many memes driving the culture all at once? I am not sure. Sometimes the internet has these things covered already.
