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If you are a ‘progressive activist’ or organiser trying to make social change, rather than worrying about this thread (some of which is wrong) I would recommend reading about the history, strategy and tactics of previous successful (and unsuccessful) social movements and campaigners. (1/)

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To clarify, UK politicians are looking at what's happening in Washington DC right now and saying "that is good, we should do that"

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Legendary hater Charles Darwin

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“Progressive Activists think tiring right wing conspirator prick Luke Tryl can do one”

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My advice is these tumultuous times: Don’t try to fight everything, everywhere, all at once. Simply resist, wherever, whenever you can (at home, at work, in the public sphere). Just keep resisting.

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“When Fascism came into power, most people were unprepared. They were unable to believe that man could exhibit such propensities for evil, such lust for power, such disregard for the rights of the weak, or such yearning for submission." - Erich Fromm

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So many have forgotten the lesson of history that "Fascism arrives as your friend..." Time to remember, everyone. Before it is too late.

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The old world is dying while the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monorail salesmen.

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Good morning to everyone except the evil billionaire who's hunting me for sport

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Every time I hear about DOGE I think about this Kim Stanley Robinson line, "Efficiency was just a measurement of how fast money moved from the poor to the rich. We prefer the opposite of efficiency, which is to say, justice."

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The left did try to work with their political rivals and got told to fuck off.

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Decorum is going to kill us all

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This is how you do it

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Starting to wonder if the fact that I got a History degree might not have been the best idea, because man, I know what's about to happen here and it's stressing me the fuck out.

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How your email finds me

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Why are private school fees in the 'representative basket of goods' that is used to calculate inflation? www.ft.com/content/e492...

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i just think this is all going super well and i am not worried at all nope not a bit absolutely fine super chill

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Not getting summer off. I’m still fuming about it

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'Why do I crave crisps, potatoes, chocolate, and sausages,' I wonder, four days before my period is due

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Very astute analysis. Pagel says the most effective opposition to Trump is coming from states, unions, civil rights orgs, and NGOs. Least effective? Congress and the media. (Which in the past have been crucial checks on presidential power)

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Hey all, I wanna dedicate this thread to free documentaries! If you know of any good documentaries that are online, please feel free to drop them in this thread.

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Used to be mouse could eat an entire block of cheese and his body would become perfectly triangular with two ears and a nose sticking out. Can't any more, because of woke.

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"We have to join together as one, and stop this from going any further." Laura Reineke of @henleymermaids.bsky.social reacts to today's £3 billion bailout. Thames Water limps on, leaking cash, and failing its 16 million customers. It's privatisation, and it's rotten to the core.

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If there's apparently a "loneliness epidemic" linked to us staying in our houses on screens too much then why not invest in community spaces, night life & the arts? Oh right because it's not actually our mental health that's the real concern here, is it.

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democrats won’t admit it, but my family’s economic outlook has gotten a LOT better since Trump took office. but what do i know? i don’t have a fancy economics degree, i’m just a regular guy who runs an airplane scrapyard

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High Court ruling expected this week on whether Thames Water can borrow another £3bn at 9.75%. If allowed customer bills will rise, sewage dumping & dividends will continue. If not, bankruptcy looms. Govt wants to temporarily renationalise, then reprivatisatise. Wrong policy. archive.ph/OTgtH

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When people talk about the "descent into fascism" there's a passive voice that misses that with every prison built, every budget dollar to police, every bomb paid for and dropped on Gaza, every student sanctioned for protest, every deportation, every border patrol, we laid the bricks one by one.

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Honestly disabled people, queers, minorities & the poor knew the age of tyrants wasn't over and kept on and on and on telling everyone. It's just the rest of you never notice the feckin huge pile of dead canaries, until someone paints YOUR backside yellow.

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In the coming weeks, a lot of slow-on-the uptake folks are going to begin belatedly realizing Trump is both an inept moron and a dangerous autocrat. Our great civic challenge in these trying times will be calmly welcoming them aboard instead of primal-screaming in their faces.

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hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

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yes, the rise of fascism is bad, but have you considered that some very wealthy people were rudely spoken to

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University history lecturers spend much of the first year survey courses unravelling students' conviction that a source is useless because "it is bias (sic)". No, the bias or perspective is precisely what we're interested in.

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Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner

If you are a ‘progressive activist’ or organiser trying to make social change, rather than worrying about this thread (some of which is wrong) I would recommend reading about the history, strategy and tactics of previous successful (and unsuccessful) social movements and campaigners. (1/)

To clarify, UK politicians are looking at what's happening in Washington DC right now and saying "that is good, we should do that"

Legendary hater Charles Darwin

“Progressive Activists think tiring right wing conspirator prick Luke Tryl can do one”

My advice is these tumultuous times: Don’t try to fight everything, everywhere, all at once. Simply resist, wherever, whenever you can (at home, at work, in the public sphere). Just keep resisting.

“When Fascism came into power, most people were unprepared. They were unable to believe that man could exhibit such propensities for evil, such lust for power, such disregard for the rights of the weak, or such yearning for submission." - Erich Fromm

So many have forgotten the lesson of history that "Fascism arrives as your friend..." Time to remember, everyone. Before it is too late.

The old world is dying while the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monorail salesmen.

Good morning to everyone except the evil billionaire who's hunting me for sport

Every time I hear about DOGE I think about this Kim Stanley Robinson line, "Efficiency was just a measurement of how fast money moved from the poor to the rich. We prefer the opposite of efficiency, which is to say, justice."

The left did try to work with their political rivals and got told to fuck off.

Decorum is going to kill us all

This is how you do it

Please sign up to support this incredible artist support organisation. I've donated monthly for years.

Starting to wonder if the fact that I got a History degree might not have been the best idea, because man, I know what's about to happen here and it's stressing me the fuck out.

How your email finds me

Why are private school fees in the 'representative basket of goods' that is used to calculate inflation? www.ft.com/content/e492...

i just think this is all going super well and i am not worried at all nope not a bit absolutely fine super chill

Now including Alt text Link 1: gemini.google.com/extensions Link 2: myactivity.google.com/product/gemini

Not getting summer off. I’m still fuming about it

'Why do I crave crisps, potatoes, chocolate, and sausages,' I wonder, four days before my period is due

Very astute analysis. Pagel says the most effective opposition to Trump is coming from states, unions, civil rights orgs, and NGOs. Least effective? Congress and the media. (Which in the past have been crucial checks on presidential power)

Hey all, I wanna dedicate this thread to free documentaries! If you know of any good documentaries that are online, please feel free to drop them in this thread.

Used to be mouse could eat an entire block of cheese and his body would become perfectly triangular with two ears and a nose sticking out. Can't any more, because of woke.

"We have to join together as one, and stop this from going any further." Laura Reineke of @henleymermaids.bsky.social reacts to today's £3 billion bailout. Thames Water limps on, leaking cash, and failing its 16 million customers. It's privatisation, and it's rotten to the core.

If there's apparently a "loneliness epidemic" linked to us staying in our houses on screens too much then why not invest in community spaces, night life & the arts? Oh right because it's not actually our mental health that's the real concern here, is it.

democrats won’t admit it, but my family’s economic outlook has gotten a LOT better since Trump took office. but what do i know? i don’t have a fancy economics degree, i’m just a regular guy who runs an airplane scrapyard

High Court ruling expected this week on whether Thames Water can borrow another £3bn at 9.75%. If allowed customer bills will rise, sewage dumping & dividends will continue. If not, bankruptcy looms. Govt wants to temporarily renationalise, then reprivatisatise. Wrong policy. archive.ph/OTgtH

When people talk about the "descent into fascism" there's a passive voice that misses that with every prison built, every budget dollar to police, every bomb paid for and dropped on Gaza, every student sanctioned for protest, every deportation, every border patrol, we laid the bricks one by one.

Honestly disabled people, queers, minorities & the poor knew the age of tyrants wasn't over and kept on and on and on telling everyone. It's just the rest of you never notice the feckin huge pile of dead canaries, until someone paints YOUR backside yellow.

In the coming weeks, a lot of slow-on-the uptake folks are going to begin belatedly realizing Trump is both an inept moron and a dangerous autocrat. Our great civic challenge in these trying times will be calmly welcoming them aboard instead of primal-screaming in their faces.

hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

yes, the rise of fascism is bad, but have you considered that some very wealthy people were rudely spoken to

University history lecturers spend much of the first year survey courses unravelling students' conviction that a source is useless because "it is bias (sic)". No, the bias or perspective is precisely what we're interested in.

Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner

just over here photoshopping muppets onto the cover of elle magazine: thread

Love to you all on this most romantic of all days.