[weekly linkdump, somewhat edited from my diigo]
uploaded it! thank you @magpiekilljoy for sending it over https://t.co/XpVOX2a5lS
— S O L E (@mcsole) September 21, 2018
In order to pay for detaining migrant kids, the Trump admin. plans to divert funds from:
–Cancer research
–Women’s shelters
–Substance abuse programs
–Health care for people with HIV/AIDS
–Head Start
–FEMAThe cruelty of Trump and his enablers never ceases to amaze me.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 21, 2018
He is in love pic.twitter.com/p7m3snlpUK
— Nature's Lovers (@natureslover_s) September 20, 2018
❤❤❤😍😍😍https://t.co/8KeiEVojjH pic.twitter.com/yBygBrejon
— Life on Earth 🌴 (@planetepics) September 21, 2018
Hahahaha! RT @JUSTAMAZlNG RT for Good Luck 🍀🤞 pic.twitter.com/Qf606HEqWO
— Swaminathan P (@swami2005) September 20, 2018
The upside is that these days you're already part of the resistance when you live a "unhealthy" life. https://t.co/Y8GKhtwOrl
— eve massacre (@evemassacre) September 20, 2018
Each year, I deliver riveting performances like this and yet again I am snubbed by the #Emmys pic.twitter.com/cVcTpUxQ2r
— Dalton Castle (@theDALTONcastle) September 18, 2018
"The left is catastrophically losing the PR battle in the marketplace of ideas."
word!https://t.co/J55f63Yh3G— grawlimund (@grawzone) September 19, 2018
Sad. #Toad pic.twitter.com/6rLPjVBQJP
— 🐭 (A)nticapitalist(A) 🐭 (@pieceoplastic) September 20, 2018
"The time of an intellectual having an influence is over.
Who has an influence? It is the climate."
–Paul Virilio, Grey Ecologyhttps://t.co/fd2JalFtUv— Elise Hunchuck (@elisehunchuck) September 18, 2018
Here in germany wir befördern Männer die Nazis beraten und falsche Informationen verbreiten and I think that's beautiful pic.twitter.com/fVcZlATrpv
— Sibel Schick (@sibelschick) September 18, 2018
Quelle; Antonia Greco. Sie hat diese Bewegende Szene eingefangen als die Aktivistinnen aus dem #hambacherforst gebracht wurde. Wenn ich das richtig deute, lässt dass nichtmal den BFE Polizisten kalt…. #HambacherForst #hambibleibt #polizei #Kohleausstieg #Wald pic.twitter.com/SOK1o5i1SY
— Aufgewacht aus eurem Traum (@Hamingjen) September 15, 2018
Cat has best reaction to farting dog.
— Charlie the cat Ashen the cat and Nathan the Human (@Catvibes1234) September 14, 2018
So dramatic! Dude from the weather channel bracing for his life, as 2 dudes just stroll past. #HurricaneFlorence pic.twitter.com/8FRyM4NLbL
— Tony scar. (@gourdnibler) September 14, 2018
#ifyouonlyreadone
No, I Will Not Debate You – “The far right does not respect the free and liberal exchange of ideas. It is not open to compromise, and it does not want a debate. It wants power. Last week, when I was on the evening news discussing my refusal to attend The Economist’s event, the showrunners sat us in front of a big screen with Bannon’s face on it — twice. And that, of course, is the problem.” This! Every journalist and news outlet must read this.
#watch,
The Aesthetic | ContraPoints – Loved it. Again.
Wild Turkeys Play with Deer – “Turkeys in the wild prove themselves curious and playful with other animals like deers and squirrel.”
listen and
Dizzee Rascal – Don’t Gas Me – “Tracklist: 1. Don’t Gas Me 2. Quality 3. Money Right (feat. Skepta) 4. Spin Ya (feat. C Cane & P Money) 5. Patterning Vibez (feat. Afronaut Zu)”
Serial – Season 3 – “A young woman at a bar is slapped on the butt. So why’s she the one in jail?” Could be an interesting season.
#learn
Jordan Peterson Threatened to Sue Feminist Critic Kate Manne – “There is inescapable irony in the fact that Peterson, who has come to prominence through vehement advocacy of free speech principles, is bringing a claim for the stated purpose of causing academics and administrators to be more circumspect in their words.” That’s how their selective awareness manifests.
Central Banks Have Gone Rogue, Putting Us All at Risk – “The two most aggressive central bank players in the equity markets are the Swiss National Bank and the Bank of Japan. The goal of the Bank of Japan, which now owns 75 percent of Japanese exchange-traded funds, is evidently to stimulate growth and defy longstanding expectations of deflation. But the Swiss National Bank is acting more like a hedge fund, snatching up individual stocks because “that is where the money is.”” The Swiss national bank leading the pack.
Are Bert and Ernie gay? No, says Sesame Workshop. – “Sesame Street has always stood for inclusion and acceptance. It’s a place where people of all cultures and backgrounds are welcome.” Or not so much? Or why would they insist that Bert and Ernie are not gay?
Lawsuit over YouTube persona Poppy ends in settlement – “The thought of a pop svengali being haunted by an earlier iteration of his media creation is mesmerizing. Humans don’t just inhabit these constructs: they inspire them and become them. And there are consequences, emotional and legal, for the real people involved.” This is delicious gossip.
The RSPCA rescues one seal – and sanctions the killing of many others | George Monbiot – “The animal charity’s certification of fish farms knowing that they shoot ‘pests’ indicates a tragic descent into hypocrisy”
Russians tried to hack Swiss lab testing samples from Skripal attack – “Dutch intelligence caught Russians launching attack against lab testing Syria, UK attack samples.” Russians!
On the Defensive: Navigating White Advantage and White Fragility – “White Fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include the outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation.”
The Death of Fabián Tomasi – “That’s why it’s important for you, the adults of tomorrow, to know that people and nature have to be friends. If we harm nature, we end up harming ourselves. As you get older and you make decisions about your lives, whether to go to work or continue studying, I hope you’ll remember this letter.”
Jian Ghomeshi in the New York Review of Books: We asked Ian Buruma why. – “We asked the editor.” They did.
Berkeley police posted activists’ mugshots on Twitter and celebrated retweets, emails reveal – “City has an explicit policy of targeting protesters with mugshot tweets to ‘help create a counter-narrative’” This encourages vigilantism.
Specter of a White Minority – “If Trump’s sprawling movement is bound by an overwhelming dread of incipient minority status, then it is a formidable political consciousness that will have to be met head-on and dissipated systematically, through a combination of words and deeds that respond to this powerful sense of dislocation without giving up on ideals of justice. In the meantime, we have reason to be watchful for more ingenious and outrageous acts of demonization and exclusion coming down the pike.” Sounds like an interesting book, not sure if I’ll have time for it, the review at any rate is ace.
#oldiebutgoodie
Monty Python: Bavarian Restaurant – Einmal aus dem Fenster werfen.
UNE VIE DE LUTTE – DER KAMPF GEHT WEITER – “Der Film behandelt den Mord an Clément Méric, das Erstarken rechter Kräfte in Frankreich und aktuelle antifaschistische Kämpfe in Paris.” See article bellow.
Klaus Theweleit – “Diskutieren mit denen? Nein! Und nochmal nein. Aber nicht aus der Verlogenheit heraus: „Wir sind die Objektiven“. Und auch noch denken, man wäre denen damit überlegen; könne sie, diskutierend, widerlegen! Der Gipfel! Gegen Leute, die (voll bewusst) aus dem Kontrafaktischen reden (ob Weidel, Gauland oder Trump) kann jeder „diskutierende“ Mensch nur verlieren; weil dieser Typus sich mit jedem vorgebrachten „Argument“ nur den Hintern wischt und eine Behauptung dagegensetzt, die darauf pfeift, „wahr“ oder auch nur „begründbar“ zu sein. Mit solchen Leuten diskutiert man nicht als halbwegs vernünftiger Mensch.” Seid wie Klaus.
Zum Prozess gegen die Mörder des Antifaschisten Clément Méric – “Am 5. Juni 2013 wurde der antifaschistische Aktivist Clément Méric in Paris von Neonazis zu Tode geprügelt. Nun, fünf Jahre nach seinem Tod, fand vergangene Woche in Paris der Prozess gegen seine Mörder statt. Zwei der drei Angeklagten wurden zu Haftstrafen verurteilt. Doch die Aufarbeitung von rechter Gewalt hat auch in Frankreich keine Priorität. Im Gegenteil.” Erschreckend.
Diskriminierung: “Sprache ist nur eine von vielen Baustellen” – “Der Linguist Anatol Stefanowitsch forscht zu politisch korrekter Sprache und verteidigt sie vehement. Warum? Und wie kann man Rassismus sprachlich vorbeugen?” Strong interview.
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