jd βΆβ πΌπππͺπΊππΊ @jd@soc.ialis.me
budapest activist, photographer & one of many co-admins of the soc.ialis.me collective
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@jd In the US, check out the Federation of Egalitarian Communities (all income-sharing, about 9 members) and ic.org for the whole gamut of #intentionalcommunities Also, for German and other Euro, check out Eurotopia and this amazing podcast from Point A: https://soundcloud.com/point-a-gpaul/income-sharing-across-the-pond
And in the UK, I think Radical Routes is a pretty good network of housing coops (and workers coops), some are a bit communey
@jd Yes, please! I always read it :D
I'd like to talk about fighting crime from an anarchist point of view, I get lots of questions about it.
@jd Yes, continue. I can't join in today but would normally be interested!
@jd Continue!
I am lucky to have mostly escaped traditional "work", so am not annoyed as often on Mondays... but happy to join in anyway!
Should I revive this #MondayAnarchy mastodon effort, or not? Many months ago I initiated this to start a conversation around anarchism or socialism etc starting every monday (when people are annoyed with going to work).
Continue? What should be the next question? theme? or issue?
'...Justin Kennedy, a trader who arrived from Goldman Sachs to become one of Mr Trumpβs most trusted associates over a 12-year spell at Deutsche, is the son of a Supreme Court justice...' - Financial Times 2017.08
ββ no paywall link to the FT article: https://archive.fo/89oxd
Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/8c6d9dca-882c-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787
β’ https://twitter.com/stevesilberman/status/1012398829906169858
and, in other news ^^^
Mini Neanderthal Brains Are Growing in Petri Dishes
https://www.livescience.com/62916-mini-neanderthal-brains.html
'Neanderthals went extinct about 40,000 years ago, but thanks to cutting-edge science, there is now a lab in California that has petri dishes filled with pea-size versions of the cavemen's brains.
[....] Scientists have already grown mini human organs, known as organoids, in the lab. To grow mini Neanderthal brains (which the researchers playfully called Neanderoids)...'
There Is No Biological Difference Between Male and Female Brains
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/there-is-no-biological-difference-between-male-and-female-brains/563702
β 'It's tempting to think the differences between men and women are hard-wired into our biology, but neuroscience shows that we're more alike than we think.'
#Gender #Biology #Science #Sex #Humanity
another reason get out of #Facebook...
Facebook tests βsubscription Groupsβ that charge for exclusive content
https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/20/facebook-subscription-groups
'Facebook is starting to let Group admins charge $4.99 to $29.99 per month for access to special sub-Groups full of exclusive posts. A hand-picked array of parenting, cooking and βorganize my homeβ Groups will be the first to get the chance to spawn a subscription Group open to their members...'
Hay Soos at the Mexico/#Murica border
'I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me'
β Matthew 25:40
Thank you.That was a lead into some reference I needed, and some context Iβve been grappling with. I hate that itβs YT, and the irony is thick because of it, but still critical info.
#Video #Facebook etc
Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life
https://youtu.be/kc_Jq42Og7Q
'Jaron Lanier, the Silicone Valley βcomputer philosopherβ, thinks social media is ruining your life.
In this interview Jaron Lanier talks about Facebook, YouTube, Google and how the tech and social media giants are using algorithms to record data about their users β and how internet algorithms shape how we see the world and what weβre shown online.'
#Cartoon
Stephanie McMillan writes:
β 'Solidarity to all of you in the struggle for a better society. As we worry about the urgency of our situation, sometimes we may feel like there is a lot on our shoulders, or frustrated that we can't do what we think of as "enough," or make the progress we want to. As we focus on our work, let's keep in mind that that each of us can only do what we can do, and we're all in this together. Each of us has our role to play...'
β https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155505306278457&set=a.10153609135508457.1073741964.535613456
12 Rules for a Progressive Life
https://medium.com/s/story/12-rules-for-a-progressive-life-9a53fbf80487
By Aaron Huertas
1. Know your geography
2. Understand your class
3. Respect all labor
4. Donβt compromise your morals
5. Pick your battles
6. Use your power
7. Empathize widely and specifically
8. State your motivations
9. Secure yourself so that you may secure others
10. Stay healthy
11. Keep improving
12. Build movements that take turns
Latest'n'Greatest: "Where's Melania"? at my cartoon blog
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2526
#Flint #PuertoRico #Gaza #MelaniaTrump
for some fantastic political #cartoons follow @flugennock
We offer ~900 EUR for publicity in YOUR city for #decentralized social media:
Is there anybody ANYWHERE willing to make good use of it?
The deal is:
1. YOU get quotations for posters and advertising service
2. we agree on the plan
3. YOU take care of all local practical things
4. we pay the bills by bank transfer
Or do you have better ideas than posters?
Please respond to this toot.
#deletefacebook #deletetwitter #deleteinstagram #deletegoogle #fuckoffgoogle #federation #iday