[weekly linkdump, somewhat edited from my diigo]
T®ump gingerly making his way across the snow in Davos, held up by two bodyguards, one of them with a huge rucksack – carrying what? – 24 diet cokes.#TheResistance #TrumpDavos #TRUMPNOTWELCOME https://t.co/VqbwAEee7x
— 🐭 (A)nticapitalist(A) 🐭 (@pieceoplastic) January 26, 2018
WE GET IT, ODO pic.twitter.com/6xIT3SUyfl
— Swear Trek (@swear_trek) January 23, 2018
Um, your well designed disinformation and people trusting in falsehood did let you guys run the whole Western civilization for more than a millennium… https://t.co/1m3Czeakjl
— Joscha Bach (@Plinz) January 26, 2018
— Finja (@finja_f) January 24, 2018
Culture culture! #WEF18 pic.twitter.com/PQeBvZ6cJE
— Charlotte Theile (@charlot_the) January 25, 2018
#Switzerland Over 1000 People join the revolutionary block at the "#Trump not welcome" demonstration yesterday in #Zürich! #Anarchism #Communism #WEF18 #NoWEF #SmashWEF pic.twitter.com/psfaVRkjX2
— revolutionär.ch (@AnarchyBern) January 24, 2018
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina tossing #LarryNassar's pathetic letter aside is everything. pic.twitter.com/z5s3KGlOIr
— Brittany Stephanis (@bmstephanis) January 24, 2018
I just found the greatest video ever pic.twitter.com/khmHaUTeVC
— 𓁿 (@vstrvlprojected) January 23, 2018
When you try to anti-antifa propaganda but end up making a dope poster for queer punk anti-fascists. pic.twitter.com/qUySPUz8Wt
— The-Ⓐnarcho-Raver 🏴 (@TheAnarchoRaver) January 22, 2018
File under: There goes another one. He puts the René into Renegade, so far so maybe.
But red pilled by (of all people) Peterson?
— 🐭 (A)nticapitalist(A) 🐭 (@pieceoplastic) January 23, 2018
woh, this foucault biopic looks off the chain pic.twitter.com/ljiU39KjJk
— Jeremy Poxon (@JeremyPoxon) January 22, 2018
"Hello, yes this is the President. Yes, I am Presidenting very much as I always do MAGA!" by HappyToast – just FP'd: https://t.co/SYLkcxkyVY pic.twitter.com/d0uUpwrAHp
— b3ta (@b3ta) January 21, 2018
I participated in the first one, now there is the call for the 2nd issue of the #utopia zine! Share your ideas, thoughts, visions, troubles and share and translate this call! We are many and we are everywhere <3
https://t.co/9gDfJhK6Qw… #transnational #zinelove #thereisaction— Kathia von Roth (@stephiewunder) January 20, 2018
#ifyouonlyreadone
Postmodernism Did Not Take Place: On Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life – “Peterson goes beyond Lilla, Chomsky, and Buchanan, arguing that what he calls “postmodern philosophy” is not merely a symptom of social unease, but its cause. By charging this poorly defined discourse of postmodernism with shaping contemporary society and bending the arc of history, he is doing precisely what he has accused his adversaries of doing: imposing a world of ideas upon the actually existing world, one which is more complex than he has the ability to grasp.” With mind blowing precision the author dissects Peterson.
R.I.P.
Ursula K. Le Guin
We Will Remember Freedom : Why It Matters that Ursula K. Le Guin Was an Anarchist – “To be clear, Ursula Le Guin didn’t, as I understand it, call herself an anarchist. I asked her about this. She told me that she didn’t call herself an anarchist because she didn’t feel that she deserved to—she didn’t do enough. I asked her if it was OK for us to call her one. She said she’d be honored.”
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas – “From The Wind’s Twelve Quarters: Short Stories by Ursula Le Guin”
Ursula K Le Guin, by Margaret Atwood: ‘One of the literary greats of the 20th century’ – “The author of The Handmaid’s Tale bids hail, farewell and thank you to the revered sci-fi and fantasy author, who has died aged 88”
Mark E. Smith
#watch,
Fourth floor jump into the snow in Davos, Switzerland – “The World Economic Forum is going on in Davos, Switzerland.”
ANTIFA (2018) – “Since the election of Donald Trump, acts of racist violence have proliferated across the United States. Racists and misogynists feel emboldened to express and act on their views. White nationalist groups and resurgent traditional white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan have used Trumps victory to gain new recruits. All that stands in their way are the groups of anarchists and anti-state communists who have taken it upon themselves to prevent fascism from becoming a powerful political force in the United States.”
Pow Surf 101 – “Rider: Alex Filmer: Ryan” Surface: Powder.
Why Are Japanese Women Paying to Cry with a ‘Handsome’ Man? – “In Japan, filmmaker Darryl Thoms explores an unusual group crying practice and why its founder believes it is bringing people together.”
listen and
Nirvana first demo with Dale Crover that Kurt gave to me. Also Montage of Heck – “This is the first tape Kurt gave to me. Sound quality is not perfect but it’s not too bad. It is listenable. Paper cuts sounds a little warbaly at first and that is exactly how it was when Kurt gave it to me. I got used to it. It slowly becomes clear sounding.”
#learn
‘We’re at the foothills of what we can do’: How The Guardian improbably put itself on the path to profits – “After two battle-weary years in which The Guardian cut costs and halved losses, the publisher is starting to turn a corner. Today, it has a new reader-revenue driven business model and is on the brink of breaking even.” Subscription model saves the guardian? Hopefully.
The female price of male pleasure – “When it comes to ‘good sex, women often mean without pain, men often mean they had orgasms.” A very important article concerning the Aziz Ansari debate.
2018 Doomsday Clock Statement – “It is now two minutes to midnight 2018 Doomsday Clock Statement Science and Security Board Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” Gee thanks, T®ümp, half a minute closer.
5 things you should know about responsive images – “The srcset and sizes attributes are fully supported in all major browsers for a few years now. Their usage seems to be pretty straightforward. But there are some pitfalls that can drive you crazy if you don’t know exactly what happens when you introduce these attributes in your templates.”
We Are Truly Fucked: Everyone Is Making AI-Generated Fake Porn Now – “A user-friendly application has resulted in an explosion of convincing face-swap porn.” Imagine the implications when this gets technically even better and moves into other areas…
The Activist Developer Who Helps Journalists Protect Data and Sources – “Harlo Holmes helps journalists learn how to use the anonymous whistleblower platform SecureDrop and how to stay safe online.” Protect your dataz, fools.
Here’s Who’s Been Blocked By Twitter’s Country-Specific Censorship Program – “Twitter together with Facebook have become the long-arm of the Turkish law enforcement machinery.” So it is possible, Twitter?
Artists explore the ethical aspects of commercial DNA ancestry testing – “The evening, titled Trust Me I’m An Artist – DNA Ancestry Testing with Larry Achiampong and David Blandy, took place at The Arts Catalyst‘s new and cozy location near Kings Cross. This was the last public event of Trust Me I’m an Artist, a project set up by partners across Europe to investigate how artists and cultural institutions can creatively and ethically engage with biotechnology and biomedicine.” Trust the artists. To make everything worse.
Larry Nassar abuse: What it was like to face ‘monster’ doctor in court – “You stand there and… he’s five feet away from you.” Women who testified against Larry Nassar, the former USA gymnastics sports doctor, tell the BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan what it was like to confront him in court.” What a horror.
Is this the end of civilisation? We could take a different path | George Monbiot – “Environmental breakdown, coupled with the self-destructive behaviour of governments, has set us on a road to ruin. And we’re blocking off all means of escape ” Article with a cliffhanger, the path is for next week, apparently.
South Korea to criminalise suicide pacts – “The suicide rate in Asia’s fourth-largest economy has increased sharply since 2000 to 25.6 a year per 100,000 people, twice the average for Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries.” This will surely work…
Robert De Niro Accused of Exploiting Hurricane Irma to Build Resort in Barbuda – “Up until the recent changes, land in Barbuda was held in common: it could not be bought or sold, and though developers could lease land for fifty years, their projects needed to win the consent of a majority of Barbudans. It was a rare example of participatory economic planning and successful land redistribution to freed slaves and their descendants.” What a slime bag you are, Robert De Niro.
Send in the clowns: The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army wants you! – “This time it really IS time to send in the clowns.”
A German hacker offers a rare look inside the secretive world of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks – “The way to think of it is always just chaos. There aren’t any systems. There aren’t any procedures — no formal roles, no working hours. It’s all just Julian and whatever he feels like.” He is the former CCC spokesperson.
Twitter begins emailing the 677,775 Americans who took Russian election bait – “Also raises official count of Russia-linked accounts, talks detection tools.” This is not better late than never, this is too little too late.
#oldiebutgoodie
The Shortest Science Paper Ever Published Had No Words, and Was Utterly Brilliant – “I have studied this manuscript very carefully with lemon juice and X-rays and have not detected a single flaw in either design or writing style. I suggest it be published without revision.” I am feeling you, bro.
Viel Davos Um Nichts: Das Unverbesserliche – “Sie essen bio, achten auf Gleichstellung, verbessern die Welt: Das World Economic Forum ist eine Firma voller junger, positiver Menschen. Und hat mit Professor Schwab einen Globalisierungskritiker an der Spitze. Wartet auf Präsident Trump das grösste linksgrüne Hipstercafé des Planeten?”
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